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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio of breastfeeding in the first hour of life

From: Breastfeeding in the first hour of life in Brazilian private hospitals participating in a quality-of-care improvement projectAleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida em maternidades privadas brasileiras participantes de um projeto de melhoria da qualidade da assistência

 

aOR

95% CI

p-value

Distal variables

 Maternal schooling

  Up to 14 years

0.643

0.528–0.782

 < 0.001

  ≥ 15 years

1

  

 Economic condition

  Class C. D or E

0.687

0.504–0.935

0.017

  Class B

0.853

0.693–1.051

0.136

  Class A

1

  

INTERMEDIATE VARIABLES

 Target of a care improvement project

 

  Yes

1.273

1.065–1.522

0.008

  No

1

  

 Prenatal guidance on breastfeeding at birth

  Yes

2.585

2.102–3.179

 < 0.001

  No

1

  

Proximal variables

 Type of delivery

  Cesarean section

0.649

0.529–0.797

 < 0.001

  Vaginal

1

  

 Sex

   

  Female

1.194

1.008–1.415

0.049

  Male

1

  

 Preterm birth

   

  Yes (34–36 weeks)

0.660

0.460–0.948

0.024

  No (≥ 37 weeks)

1

  

 Skin to skin contact

   

  Yes

2.127

1.791–2.525

 < 0.001

  No

1

  

 Rooming-in directly after birth

  Yes

1

  

  No

0.669

0.559–0.800

 < 0.001

  1. Northeast, Southeast and South Regions, Brazil, 2017
  2. BF breastfeeding in the first hour of life