Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea: a population-based study using the 2016-2018 demographic and health survey data

Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Agbaglo, Ebenezer; Dadzie, Louis Kobina; Tetteh, Justice Kanor; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Salihu, Tarif; Yaya, Sanni

doi:10.1186/s13690-020-00506-y

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women and prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea, 2016–2018

From: Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea: a population-based study using the 2016-2018 demographic and health survey data

Variable	Sample N = 3198		EIB	EIB
Variable	N	%	n	%
Mother's age at childbirth
Less than 20	193	6.04	94	48.7
20–29	1725	53.94	1042	60.41
30-49	1280	40.03	778	60.78
Mother's education
No education	635	19.86	385	60.63
Primary	1628	50.91	978	60.07
Secondary or higher	935	29.24	551	58.98
Mother’s religion
Orthodox	1045	32.68	625	59.81
Protestants	1484	46.4	912	61.46
Other	669	20.92	377	56.35
Wealth status
Poorest	538	16.82	329	61.15
Poorer	520	16.26	317	60.96
Middle	628	19.64	390	62.1
Richer	780	24.39	452	57.95
Richest	732	22.89	426	58.2
Place of Residence
Urban	722	2.58	410	56.79
Rural	2476	77.42	1504	60.74
Region
Southern region	961	30.05	607	63.16
Highlands region	794	24.83	472	59.45
Momase region	657	20.54	402	61.19
islands region	786	24.58	433	55.09
Birth order of child
1	759	23.73	420	55.34
2–3	1308	40.9	804	61.47
4+	1131	35.37	690	61.01
Number of ANC visits
No ANC	759	23.73	474	62.45
1–3	776	24.27	466	60.05
4+	1663	52	974	58.57
Mode of delivery
Vaginal delivery	3096	96.81	1887	60.95
Caesarean section	102	3.19	27	26.47
Place of delivery
Health facility	1992	62.29	1157	58.08
Home	1206	37.71	757	62.77
Child size at birth
Small	737	23.05	426	57.8
Average	1208	37.77	742	61.42
Large	1253	39.18	746	59.54
Skin-to-skin contact
No	1542	48.22	862	55.9
Yes	1656	51.78	1052	63.53
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine
Not at all	2084	65.17	1274	61.13
Less than once a week	622	19.45	377	60.61
At least once a week	492	15.38	263	53.46
Frequency of listening to radio
Not at all	2072	64.79	1258	60.71
Less than once a week	582	18.2	344	59.11
at least once a week	544	17.01	312	57.35
Frequency of watching Television
Not at all	2480	77.55	1494	60.24
Less than once a week	305	9.54	194	63.61
At least once a week	413	12.91	226	54.72

Source: PDHS (2016–2018)

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