Early initiation of breastfeeding, colostrum avoidance, and their associated factors among mothers with under one year old children in rural pastoralist communities of Afar, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Autor: Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Helen Tkuwab, Kidanemaryam Berhe, Afework Mulugeta, Hajira Mohammed, Abebe Gebremariam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03151-z
Popis: Abstract Background Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is defined as initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h of birth. This is also the time colostrum is secreted with its potential benefits. Globally, two out of five under 5 children die in the first month of life, more than a third of which being on the first day. Neonatal mortality is still a major health problem in Ethiopia. EIBF and colostrum feeding are associated with decreased neonatal morbidity and mortality. With this study, we aim to determine the magnitude and factors associated with EIBF and colostrum avoidance. Methods A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2016 on 390 mothers in Afar region. Bivariate logistic regression was used to identify the association between the independent and the outcome variables. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the independent predictors of EIBF and colostrum avoidance. The strength of the association was measured by odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, and p-value
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