Table 4 Decomposition analysis in early initiation of breastfeeding among under-five children in the last ten years, Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2005–2016

 Catholic

1

1

1

1

 Protestant

.013167 (.006718, .019616)

7.276

.001421(−.0032222 .0060638)

.7851

 Muslim

.025354 (.01345 .037257)

14.01

.012281(−.0040713 .028633)

6.7859

 Orthodox

−.000876 (−.0019285 .00017133)

−.486

.031588 (.012072 .051104)

17.455

Women education

 No education

1

1

1

1

 Primary

−.000731 (−.017629 .016166)

−.4041

.01188 (−.0062844 .030044)

6.5643

 Secondary+

.000331 (−.0019283 .0025901)

.1828

−.00436 (−.022486 .013763)

−2.41

 No education

1

1

1

1

 Primary

.0138 (−.00046304 .027981)

7.603

.02594 (.0013799 .050506)*

14.335

 Secondary+

−.00370(−.011594 .0042023)

− 2.042

.00926 (−.016928 .035451)

5.1175

 1

1

1

1

1

 2–3

.00553 (.00071964 .010344)**

3.057

.006751 (−.021646 .035148)

3.7303

 4–5

.000618 (.00009254 .0011434)*

2.76

−.000402 (−.022471 .021667)

−.2220

 6+

.0003701(−.00030126 .0010415)

.2045

.005199 (−.032211 .0426)

2.873

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

−.00789(−.016395 .00061322)

−4.3604

−.02667(−.052334–.0010006)

−14.736

 Poor

1

1

1

1

 Middle

.000644(−.0038898 .0051767)

.356

−.00282 (−.020628 .014994)

− 1.5566

 Rich

−.00246(−.013949 .0090282)

− 1.360

−.004635 (−.052111 .042842)

−2.5609

 Urban

1

1

1

 Rural

−.011579(−.033564 .010407)

−6.398

−.01058(−.091644 .070478)

−5.848

 Home

1

1

1

1

 H/Institution

.035335 (.012752 .057918) ***

19.53

.006147(−.010381 .022674)

3.3965

 Caesarian section

1

1

1

1

 Vaginal

.081878 (.047254 .1165) ***

45.243

.17142 (.021396 .32144)* *

94.721

 Large

1

1

1

 Average

−.00380(−.0089242 .0013208)

−2.1007

.005543(−.025787 .036872)

3.0627

 Small

−.0023 (−.0039578–.00064228)**

−1.2709

−.011915 (−.033867 .010037)

−6.584

 1st trimester

1

1

 2nd trimester

−.003296 (−.01522 .0086289)

−1.821

−.0227 (−.061423 .016023)

−12.543

 3rd trimester

.011497 (−.0063283 .029322)

6.3527

−.0288 (−.053146–.0046044) **

− 15.955

  < 5

1

1

  ≥ 5

−.000543(−.0067437 .0056582)

−.2999

−.009255(−.043327 .024818)

−5.114

  ≤ 24 months

1

1

  > 24 months

.001574 (−.0096282 .012777)

.8698

−.00707 (−.082324 .068176)

−3.9091

 Male

1

1

 Female

.00142(−.0039387 .0067779)

.7844

.00481(−.023649 .03327)

2.6583

Constants

−.02722 (−.26075 .20631)

−15.041