Factors Associated with Time to Cease Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Infants Aged 6–9 Months, Kirkos Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Survival Analysis
Getachew Sale Mezgebu,
Luladey Getachew,
Fentaw Feleke
et al.
Abstract:Notwithstanding the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline for exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of an infant's life, its prevalence remains low in both developed and developing countries. Although breastfeeding is widely practiced in Ethiopia, only 59% of the children under the age of six months were exclusively breastfed.Objective: This study aimed to assess the time to cessation of EBF and associated factors among infants aged 6-9 months in health facilities under Kirkos sub-city, … Show more
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