Tewabe, Tilahun (2015) Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in Motta Town, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is the best and cost effective intervention to prevent childhood morbidities and mortalities. It prevents 13% of childhood mortality; i.e, at least 1.2 million children worldwide would be saved every year. Globally not more than 35% of infants are exclusively breastfed. In developing countries 38% of infants less than 6 months old are exclusively breastfeed. While in Ethiopia approximately half (52 %) of infants less than six month old are exclusively breastfeed. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers who have infants less than six months of age in Motta town, East Gojjam, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015. Method: Community based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted from April 7, 2015 to May 7, 2015. Simple random sampling technique was applied after taking all registered mothers who have infants less than 6 months old from local health extension workers of each kebele. A total of 423 mothers with infant less than six month old were included in this study. The data was collected from all four Kebeles using interviewer admistered questioaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to present the data. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice. Result: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 50.1% [95% CL: 45.22%- 54.98%]. Mothers with young infant (0-1month) [AOR=3.858(1.642, 9.067)], unemployed [AOR=3.008(1.459, 6.2 02)], low income [AOR= 3.605(1.745, 7.451)], got breastfeeding counseling during pregnancy [AOR= 2.764 (1.522, 4.998)], fed colostrum [AOR=3.503(1.451, 8.452)], didn't give prelactalfood [AOR=4.4832(1.823, 11.028)] and supported by husband [AOR=2.686 (1.037, 6.953)] were more likely to practice EBF than their counterparts. Conclusion and recommendations: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice in study area was 50.1%. Age of the child, maternal occupation, income, breastfeeding counseling during ANC, husband support of breastfeeding and colostrum feeding were independent predictors of exclusive breastfeeding practice. Recommendations to increase exclusive breastfeeding practice are revising post partum maternity leave, increasing health professional's habit of breast feeding counseling through training, involving husband during counseling, educating mothers and community as a whole to avoid traditional practices that hinder EBFup to six months.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Exclusive Breastfeeding, Prevalence, Associated Factors, Motta, Ethiopia |
| 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: | 27 Jul 2018 09:58 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2018 09:58 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8315 |
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