Magnitude and Determinants of Bottle Feeding in a Peri-Urban Community
| dc.contributor.advisor | Yemane Berhane | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abeba Bekele | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-20T07:34:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:40:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-20T07:34:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:40:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A descriptive cross-sectional sur vey was conducted in Butajira Woreda , south western Ethiopia, for a period of two months to determine the extent of bottle use in child feeding, factors associated with its use and the time of introduction of supplementary feeding . A total of 1536 households with children 0-23 months were included in the study. The study found out the overall prevalence of bottle feeding to be 11.3% and the prevalence among children on supplementary feeding to be 16.7%. Only 6.3% of the bottle fed children were on bottle alone . Residence, maternal education and occupation were significantly associated with the practice of bottle feeding in the crude analysis and after adjusting for parental and child characteristics (P <0 . 05) . Only 53 .3% of the children received timely supplementary feeding, that is, between 4-6 months . Thirty four percent of children beyond the six months of age were found to be on exclusive breast feeding. Child bottle feeding practice was significantly associated with early introduction of supplementary feeding, P<0.05. The extent of bottle feeding in the studied community is quite high and was found to be practiced more among the relatively well to do members of the community, a trend which was seen in the developed world at the beginning of the century. Improvement in maternal and child health services including health education are recommended. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/31474 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Peri-Urban Community ,Bottle Feeding | en_US |
| dc.title | Magnitude and Determinants of Bottle Feeding in a Peri-Urban Community | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |