Variable

OR (estimate)

95% CI

p-value

Age of mothers (yrs)

15 - 24

1.000

-

-

25 - 29

2.140

1.1299 - 4.0534

0.018^*

30 - 34

1.085

0.5747 - 2.0485

0.929

≥35

0.543

0.2592 - 1.1355

0.102

Maternal education

None

1.000

-

-

Primary

7.500

1.2759 - 44.0862

0.035^*

Secondary

3.188

0.8342 - 13.1789

0.089

Tertiary

5.426

1.4071 - 20.0228

0.012^*

Maternal religion

Catholics

1.000

-

-

Orthodox

0.935

0.5404 - 1.6187

0.922

Pentecostal

0.680

0.3888 - 1.1885

0.226

Others1

0.080

0.0088 - 0.7314

0.016^*

Tribe

Igbo

1.000

-

-

Non Igbo

0.266

0.0967 - 0.7328

0.010^*

Place of delivery

Hospital

1.000

-

Health Centre

0.405

0.2314 - 0.7097

0.001^*

Maternity

0.324

0.1783 - 0.5869

0.000^*

Others2

0.040

0.0047 - 0.3362

0.000^*

Level of maternal knowledge

Poor (0)

1.000

Fair (1 - 2)

4.000

0.3776 - 42.3708

0.341

Moderate (3 - 4)

18.182

2.1824 - 151.5473

0.000^*

Good (>4)

37.714

4.7472 - 299.6225

0.000^*

Age of child (months)

0 - 11

1.000

-

-

12 - 59

4.563

2.9531 - 7.0506

0.000^*