Table 1 Prevalence and factors associated with EBF in SSA

Child Factors

Child age

511.42

< 0.0001

0–1 months

5451

32.1

35.2

64.8

2–3 months

5685

33.4

50.2

49.8

4–5 months

5864

34.5

72.2

27.8

Sex of child

0.013

p = 0.910

Male

8563

50.4

53.1

46.9

Female

8437

49.6

52.9

47.1

Birth weight (kg)

138.85

< 0.0001

Underweight

969

6.2

51.0

49.0

Normal weight

8559

54.7

46.9

53.1

Overweight

6110

39.1

56.6

43.4

Birth order

2.31

p = 0.099

First

3883

22.8

54.9

45.1

2–3

6306

37.1

52.6

47.4

4 or more

6812

40.1

52.3

47.7

Child had fever

113.28

< 0.0001

No

14,036

85.4

51.6

48.4

Yes

2403

14.6

63.2

36.8

Child had diarrhoea

112.88

< 0.0001

No

14,611

88.9

46.2

42.8

Yes

1816

11.1

7.2

3.9