TY  - JOUR
AU  - Yahya, Waheed Babatunde 
AU  - Adebayo, Samson Babatunde 
PY  - 2013
TI  - Multilevel Ordinal Response Modeling of Trend of Breastfeeding Initiation
JF  - Current Research in Biostatistics
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.3844/amjbsp.2013.1.10
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/amjbsp.2013.1.10
AB  - The amount of health benefits derived from breastfeeding is influenced by age of the child at initiation of the first breast milk, the duration and intensity of breastfeeding and age at which the child is introduced to supplementary foods and other liquids. In this study, the general trend of timing of breastfeeding initiation among nursing mothers in Nigeria between 1990 and 2003 is examined. The timing of initiation of the first breast milk to a child by her mother is measured in a three-level ordinal scale (immediately, within 24 h and days after birth) and the impacts of some socio-economic and maternal factors on this are determined. Results from this study revealed a significant improvement in the trend of early initiation of breast milk among Nigeria mothers between 1990 and 2003 (p