Table 2 Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia, Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019

 Normal

2.89 [1.51, 5.54]

3.02 [1.55, 5.88] ***

Cesarean section

1

 No

1

 Yes

0.76 [0.49, 1.16]

 1–2

1

 3–4

1.06 [0.75, 1.49]

 5–6

1.30 [0.89, 1.90]

 7+

2.01 [1.18, 3.41]

  < 20

1

1

 20–34

1.66 [0.91, 3.04]

1.88 [0.96, 3.68]

 35–49

2.20 [1.30, 3.73]

2.40 [1.20, 4.79] *

 0–5

1

 6–11

0.81 [0.48, 1.37]

 12–17

0.60 [0.35, 1.03]

 18–23

1.13 [0.68, 1.87]

 Tigray

1

1

 Afar

0.67 [0.36, 1.26]

0.64 [0.34, 1.23]

 Amhara

0.55 [0.31, 0.97]

0.53 [0.30, 0.93] *

 Oromia

1.70 [1.00, 2.90]

1.58 [0.91, 2.76]

 Somali

0.48 [0.25, 0.92]

0.40 [0.20, 0.79] **

 Benishangul

1.09 [0.55, 2.16]

1.13 [0.50, 2.55]

 SNNPR

0.86 [0.53, 1.38]

0.82 [0.50, 1.36]

 Gambela

1.31 [0.67, 2.57]

1.24 [0.57, 2.68]

 Harari

0.97 [0.52, 1.78]

0.94 [0.50, 1.77]

 Addis Ababa

0.90 [0.45, 1.78]

1.07 [0.50, 2.32]

 Dire Dawa

0.99 [0.56, 1.73]

1.77 [0.65, 2.09]