Prevalence and Associated Factors of Nonexclusive Breastfeeding to Infants within the First 6 Months in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014

Abstract

Introduction. Nonexclusive breastfeeding (NEBF) is giving infants other foods or fluids in addition to the breast milk within the first six months of age. According to Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2011, prevalence of NEBF was found to be 48%; this has a great impact on the health and development of the child. Objectives. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of NEBF to infants within the first six months. Methods. Community based cross-sectional study design was employed from March 1 to 31, 2014, among 828 mothers with infants 6 to 12 months old. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select study subjects. Logistic regression analysis with 95% CI was computed to identify predictor variables. Result. A total of 828 mothers with infants aged between 6 and 12 months were interviewed with 100% response rate. Prevalence of NEBF was 47.5%. Mothers who completed primary school (AOR=0.46 [95% CI: 0.30, 0.71]) were less likely practicing NEBF compared to mothers with no formal education. Governmental employees (AOR=2.55 [95% CI: 1.45, 4.46]) were more likely practicing NEBF. Conclusion. NEBF was practiced by 47% of mothers. Maternal educational status, occupation, and knowledge of initiation of complementary feeding were factors significantly associated with NEBF.

WITHDRAWN: Non-Exclusive Breast Feeding And Its Factors In The First 6-Month Life of Infants Among Mother-Infant Pairs of 6 to 12 months In Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: Community Based cross sectional Study.

“…And maternal occupation which was merchant (AOR=0.84) consistent with the studies done in Gondar town less likely to practice NEBF to their infants before 6 months. However, a study done in Kamba Woreda, South West, Ethiopia being governmental employed (AOR=0.44) were less likely practice NEBF which was inconsistent to this study (2,11).…”

“…In Ethiopia, high numbers of mothers are practicing NEBF. It was 42% national as it was reported in 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) (7), and ranged from 13%-60% in individual studies (8),(3),(9),(10), (11), (2).…”

“…No more than 35% of infants worldwide are exclusively breast Fed during the first four months of life. CF frequently begins too early or too late and foods are often nutritionally inadequate and unsafe (2,6).…”

Effect of Being Housewife and Counseling During Antenatal Care on Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice Among Mothers with Less than Two Years of Age in Northeast Ethiopia, 2019

“…According to 2016 EDHS, Ethiopia, 58% (10), in Jimma 64.4% (11), in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia 67.2% (12), in Dabat 18.0% (13), 99.1% started breastfeeding within the rst hour after birth and 41.8% prevalence of EBF (14). Similarly, a study in Debre Tabor, Ethiopia, 70.8% (15), Enderta, Ethiopia, 70.2% (16), and Motta, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 50.1% (17), Guba town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 71.3% (18) and in Gondar town 35.9% (19) practiced EBF for six months.…”

“…The salient factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding are maternal age, maternal level of education, maternal employment status, maternal knowledge, place of delivery, residence, culture, and household wealth status (11,12,15,17,19).…”