Assessment of practice and factors Associated with Sun Light Exposure of Infants among Mothers in Debrebirhan town, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019
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2019-02
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: The healing power of the sun and its use in medical treatment (heliotherapy) hasextended back into ancient times. However, sunlight exposure of skin is the vital part for theproduction vitamin D in human being, vitamin D deficiency is common problem even in countrywith abundant sun shine throughout the year and this problem is worsening on infant. In differentcountries of the world the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in infant is believed to be range2.7% to 45%. This is may be due to inappropriate practice of sunlight exposure. Therefore thepurpose of this study is to assess practice and factors affecting sun light exposure of infantsamong mother having infant in Debreberhan town in 2019.
Objective: assess practice and factors affecting sun light exposure of infants among mothers in Debrebirhan town, North Showa, Ethiopia, 2019.
Methods and Materials: Community based cross sectional study will be conducted to collectrelevant data among 665 mothers having infant at selected kebele in Debreberhan town .Asimple random sampling technique will be used to select kebele in the town and systematicsampling will be complemented to identify mothers having infant. The data will be collectedwith Interview using a pre tested structured and semi- structured questionnaire. Data will besummarized by using frequency distribution, proportions, percentages, and measures of centraltendency. Binary and multiple logistic regressions will be used to examine association amongdependent and independent variable. Statistical significance will be declared at p value less than0.05. Ethical clearance will be obtained from Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Addis AbabaUniversity, school of nursing and midwifery and participants of the study will be signed aftergetting detailed explanation about the study from the data collector. Work plan: The study will be conducted from March 15 to April 15, 2019 Budget: The total budget require for this study is 28,358 Ethiopia birr
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Sun light exposure, infants , mothers