Table 1 Characteristics of infants under six months of age in Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 1185)
Variables | Categories | Weighted frequency (%) | EBF prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Age of infant | 0–1 month | 388 (32.78) | 101 (25.78) | 288 (74.22) |
2–3 months | 378 (31.96) | 136 (35.89) | 243 (64.11) | |
4–5 months | 418 (35.26) | 267 (64.02) | 150 (35.98) | |
Sex of infant | Male | 580 (48.93) | 248 (42.75) | 331 (57.25) |
Female | 605 (51.07) | 255 (42.14) | 350 (57.85) | |
Birth interval | No previous birth | 278 (23.43) | 137 (49.28) | 141 (50.71) |
< 24 months | 118 (9.92) | 53 (45.29) | 64 (54.71) | |
≥24 months | 790 (66.65) | 314 (39.74) | 476 (60.26) | |
Birth order | First | 278 (23.43) | 137 (49.45) | 141 (50.54) |
2–3 | 335 (28.27) | 131 (39.10) | 204 (60.89) | |
4+ | 572 (48.29) | 236 (41.25) | 336 (58.74) | |
Infant Comorbidities* | Yes | 296 (24.99) | 162 (54.72) | 134 (45.27) |
No | 885 (74.64) | 342 (38.64) | 543 (61.36) | |
TimeofBF initiation** | Immediatelyafter birth | 817 (68.95) | 317 (38.80) | 500 (61.20) |
Within hours | 284 (23.92) | 126 (44.36) | 158 (55.64) | |
Within days | 60 (5.06) | 36 (60.00) | 24 (40.00) | |
Birth weight | Low | 24 (2.02) | 14 (58.34) | 10 (41.66) |
Normal | 165 (13.93) | 69 (41.82) | 96 (58.18)) | |
Macrosomia | 21.27 (1.80) | 10 (47.62) | 11 (52.38) | |
Didn’t weighted | 841 (70.97) | 365 (43.40) | 476 (56.6) | |
Don’t know | 134 (11.24) | 46 (34.32) | 88 (65.68) | |