ArticleBMC nutrition2023
Colostrum avoidance practice and associated factors among mothers of infants less than six months in Chencha District: cross-sectional study.
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- Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among postnatal mothers in health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed method study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the factors associated with prelacteal feeds in Papua New Guinea: a population-based survey.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Sociocultural context of exclusive breastfeeding in Africa: A narrative review.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among mothers of less than 6-month-old children in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Infant Health Promotion Education Program on Knowledge Among First-Time Pregnant Women in a Middle Eastern Country.SAGE open nursingArticle
- Colostrum Avoidance Practices Among Mothers of Infants Under 6 Months in Chiro District, Oromia Region, Eastern Ethiopia.Sage open pediatricsArticle
- Infant, Young Child Feeding Practices, their Influencers and Barriers in Dibrugarh District, Assam-A Mixed Method Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundColostrum avoidance is failure to feed first breast milk to a newborn baby for the first 2 to 3 days after delivery. The problem of avoiding colostrum is prevalent in Ethiopia. But it is not adequately addressed yet. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess prevalence of colostrum avoidance practices and associated factors among mothers of infants aged less than six months; and to explore barriers for colostrum feeding in ChenchaZuria District.
methodsA community-based cross-sectional study supplemented with a qualitative study was conducted in August 2020. The quantitative data were collected from 674 mothers selected by systematic sampling using a structured questionnaire. Both bi-variable and multi-variable binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with the colostrum avoidance practices. The statistical significance was declared at a p-value < 0.05. The qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews from breastfeeding mothers and thematic analysis was done manually.
resultThe prevalence of the colostrum avoidance practice was 15.3% (95% CI: 11.4%- 18.2%). Late initiation of breastfeeding (AOR 4.15 95% CI 2.51-6.84), giving pre-lacteal feeding (AOR 3.16 95% CI 1.93-5.15), not using of postnatal care (PNC) service (AOR 1.79 95% CI 1.05-3.04), and having poor maternal knowledge regarding colostrum. (AOR 1.88 95% CI 1.14-3.08) were factors significantly associated with the colostrum avoidance practices. And in the qualitative part, cultural beliefs and misconceptions, community influence, and complementary feeding practices were found to be facilitators for the colostrum avoidance.
conclusionAbout one in seven mothers practiced colostrum avoidance. Factors that contributed to the colostrum avoidance practices were breastfeeding initiation, pre-lacteal feeding, PNC utilization, and maternal knowledge regarding colostrum. Thus, efforts to prevent colostrum avoidance practices should focus on strengthening and promoting PNC services utilization, timely initiation of breastfeeding, and improving awareness creation activities on the importance of colostrum feeding and risks of pre-lacteal feeding.
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