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Early initiation of breast feeding and associated factors among mother-baby dyads with immediate skin-to-skin contact: cross-sectional study based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data.
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- Antenatal care and breastfeeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Geospatial determinants and spatio-temporal variation of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia from 2011 to 2019, a multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study aimed to assess the practice of early initiation of breast feeding (EIBF) and associated factors among mother-baby dyads who practiced immediate skin-to-skin contact in Ethiopia.
designCross-sectional study.
settingThe study was conducted nationally in nine regional states and two city administrations.
participantsIn the study, 1420 mother-baby dyads with last-born children (children born in the 2 years preceding the survey, children <24 months old) and children put on the mother's bare skin. The data of the study participants were extracted from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016. OUTCOME MEASURES: The outcome measure of the study was the proportion of EIBF among mother-baby dyads and associations.
resultsEIBF among mothers and newborns with skin-to-skin contact was 88.8% (95% CI 87.2 to 90.4). EIBF among mother-baby dyads with immediate skin-to-skin contact was more likely among mothers from wealthy families (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.37, 95% CI 1.38 to 4.08), attended secondary and above education (AOR=1.67, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.57), living in Oromia (AOR=2.87, 95% CI 1.11 to 7.46), Harari (AOR=11.60, 95% CI 2.48 to 24.34) and Dire Dawa (AOR=2.93, 95% CI 1.04 to 8.23) regions, gave birth by non-caesarean section (AOR=3.34, 95% CI 1.33 to 8.39), gave birth at hospital (AOR=2.02, 95% CI 1.02 to 4.00), and health centre (AOR=2.19, 95% CI 1.21 to 3.98), and gave birth by midwifery assistance (AOR=1.62, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.49).
conclusionNine in ten mother-baby dyads with immediate skin-to-skin contact early initiate breast feeding. The EIBF was affected by educational status, wealth index, region, mode of delivery, place of delivery and delivery assisted by midwifery. Improving healthcare service, institutional delivery and the competency of maternal healthcare providers may aid the EIBF in Ethiopia.
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