Prevalence and factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Beatrice John, Tamara Hussein Hashim, Frank Kiwango, Innocent B. Mboya, Melina Mgongo, Sia E. Msuya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Breastfeeding Reproductive medicine Timely initiation lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Early initiation Tanzania World health 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Kilimanjaro Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education lcsh:RG1-991 education.field_of_study 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine biology business.industry Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Infant biology.organism_classification Confidence interval Breast Feeding Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Female business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2393 |
| Popis: | Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h as it confers many benefits to the child and prevents neonatal mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. Methods We analyzed secondary data for 866 participants from a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in April 2016 among mothers with children aged less than 5 years in three districts; Rombo, Same, and Moshi Municipal council in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. A multistage sampling selected study participants and interviewed using a questionnaire. The generalized linear model, with Poisson family and log-link function was used to estimate the prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding. Results The prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding was 71.1%. The vast majority of mothers (90.7%) gave colostrum, and less than a tenth (6.4%) gave pre-lacteal feed to their children. Adjusted for other factors, not giving children prelacteal feeds remained was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding (PR: 2.22, 95%CI 1.38, 3.56, p = 0.001). There was no significant association between other characteristics and the likelihood of timely initiation of breastfeeding in this study. Conclusion The prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding in the Kilimanjaro region was higher than the national estimate. The practice of not giving infants prelacteal feeds increased the likelihood of timely initiation of breastfeeding. There is a need to encourage mothers on the significance of recommended ANC visits and early initiation of breastfeeding to their infants to improve the practice. |
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