Worede, Nadia (2016) Breastfeeding Intention and Its Associated Factors among Nulliparous Female Youth at College of Business and Economics of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,2016. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Breast milk is the natural source of nutrition for all infants and is found to be the most effective strategy to improve child survival especially in developing countries. It brings significant benefits for the nutritional, physiological and psychological health in the early years of a child and throughout the life span but yet very few of the world’s infants are actually fed according to WHO/UNICEF recommendation. Breastfeeding practice is influenced by its intention to do so which is often a strong predictor of both initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Objective: To assess breastfeeding intention and its associated factors among nulliparous female youth at college of Business and Economics of Addis Ababa University, 2016 Method: A quantitative Descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed. Simple random sampling technique was used to select programs from the college and the estimated sample size was allocated proportionally across the selected programs. Then the study participants from each program were selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected using pre-tested structured questionnaire. The data were entered into Epi data and analyzed by SPSS window software. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and measure of central tendency and variability (mean and standard deviation) were computed. Binary and multiple logistic regressions were used to identify association between dependent and independent variables. Result: -Two hundred seventeen (51.7 %) of the participants had intention to breastfeed a future child. Good breastfeeding knowledge [Adjusted OR=4.9 (95% C.I: 2.7, 9.0)], positive attitude towards breastfeeding [Adjusted OR=7.7 (95% C.I: 4.2, 14.0)], supportive subjective norm[Adjusted OR=2.9 (95% C.I: 1.2 , 7.1)], prior breastfeeding exposure[Adjusted OR=5.3 (95% C.I: 2.9, 9.6)] and having heard information about the importance of breastfeeding from sources like mass media[Adjusted OR=2.4 (95% C.I: (1.3, 4.5)] had significant association with participants breastfeeding intention. Conclusion and Recommendation: -Half of the participants were with future intention to breastfeed. Breastfeeding knowledge, Attitude, prior exposure, Subjective norm, year in college and having heard information about breastfeeding from sources like mass media were found to be associated with breastfeeding intention in this study. Different strategies should be planned and implement to protect, promote and support BF in the nulliparous young population.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | breastfeeding, intention, female youth, nulliparous, undergraduate students |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2018 07:54 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2018 07:54 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7701 |
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