ArticleBMJ open2024
Predictors of late initiation of breastfeeding practice in Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effects analysis of recent evidence from EDHS 2019.
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- Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation and Associated Factors in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Couple-Based Optimal Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Interventions on Child Morbidity in Central Ethiopia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Trends, prevalence, and determinants of unfavorable tuberculosis treatment outcomes among adult patients in Northeast Ethiopia: The race to achieve a 90 % treatment success rate by 2025.Global epidemiology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with infant and young child feeding practices in Kaduna and Lagos States, Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Academic performance and associated factors among female university students.Global epidemiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify the predictors of late initiation of breastfeeding practice in Ethiopia.
designCross-sectional study design.
settingEthiopia.
participantsA total of 1982 weighted samples of mothers with children aged under 24 months were included. OUTCOME MEASURE: Late initiation of breastfeeding practice.
resultsThe prevalence of late breastfeeding initiation practice is 26.4% (95 CI 24.4 to 28.3). Being a young mother (15-24 years) (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =1.66; 95 CI 1.06 to 2.62), no antenatal care (ANC) visit (AOR=1.45; 95 CI 1.04 to 2.02), caesarean section (AOR=4.79; 95 CI 3.19 to 7.21) and home delivery (AOR=1.53; 95 CI 1.14 to 2.06) were found to be the determinants of late initiation of breast feeding.
conclusionMore than one-fourth of newborn children do not start breast feeding within the WHO-recommended time (first hour). Programmes should focus on promoting the health facility birth and increasing the ANC visits. Further emphasis should be placed on young mothers and those who deliver via caesarean section to improve the timely initiation of breast feeding.
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