Antenatal care utilization and nutrition counseling are strongly associated with infant and young child feeding knowledge among rural/semi-urban women in Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia.

Autor:	Roba AA; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Tola A; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Dugassa D; Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Tefera M; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Gure T; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Worku T; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Ayele AT; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia., Dasa TT; College of Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia., Workie HM; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Asfaw MM; College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia., Asfaw A; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Mesfin F; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Regassa LD; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Dessie Y; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Abera F; College of Agriculture, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Yeshitila M; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Girma M; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Gezahagn M; College of Agriculture, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Tezera F; College of Agriculture, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Assefa N; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., Roba KT; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in pediatrics [Front Pediatr] 2022 Sep 29; Vol. 10, pp. 1013051. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 29 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fped.2022.1013051
Abstrakt:	There is a gap in evidence linking antenatal care (ANC) utilization, nutrition counseling, and knowledge of pregnant women about infant and young child feeding (IYCF), particularly in low-income settings. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the association between ANC follow-up and nutrition counseling with IYCF knowledge. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 390 pregnant women in the rural kebeles of the Harari region from January to June 2019. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews on tablet computers. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were employed. An adjusted odds ratio (with 95% CI) was used to determine the strength of association between IYCF knowledge with ANC follow-up and nutrition counseling by adjusting for educational status, occupation, gravida, and distance to the nearest health center. Overall, 54.4% [95% CI 49.2, 59.2] of currently pregnant women were knowledgeable about IYCF of which only 20% started ANC follow-up and 24.4% received nutrition counseling. Out of 288 multigravida women, only 51.4% had ANC follow-up during their last pregnancy. In the adjusted model, ANC follow-up during the current pregnancy (AOR 1.85, 95% CI 1.07-3.22), those who received nutrition counseling (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.09-3.38), literate in education (AOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.07-2.73), multigravida (AOR 1.96, 95% CI 1.12-3.43), and far from the nearest health center (AOR 0.95, 95% CI 0.93-0.97) were significantly associated with the mothers IYCF knowledge. Thus, health care providers should encourage mothers to attend ANC during pregnancy and provide nutrition counseling about the IYCF. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Roba, Tola, Dugassa, Tefera, Gure, Worku, Ayele, Dasa, Workie, Asfaw, Asfaw, Mesfin, Regassa, Dessie, Abera, Yeshitila, Girma, Gezahagn, Tezera, Assefa and Roba.)
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