Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in Motta Town, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is the best and cost effective intervention to preventchildhood morbidities and mortalities. It prevents 13% of childhood mortality; i.e, at least1.2 million children worldwide would be saved every year. Globally not more than 35% ofinfants are exclusively breastfed. In developing countries 38% of infants less than 6 months oldare exclusively breastfeed. While in Ethiopia approximately half (52 %) of infants less than sixmonth old are exclusively breastfeed.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess exclusive breastfeeding practice andassociated factors among mothers who have infants less than six months of age in Motta town,East Gojjam, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015.
Method: Community based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted from April 7, 2015to May 7, 2015. Simple random sampling technique was applied after taking all registeredmothers who have infants less than 6 months old from local health extension workers of eachkebele. A total of 423 mothers with infant less than six month old were included in this study.The data was collected from all four Kebeles using interviewer admistered questioaire.Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to present the data. Both bivariate and multivariatelogistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeedingpractice.
Result: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 50.1% [95% CL: 45.22%- 54.98%]. Motherswith young infant (0-1month) [AOR=3.858(1.642, 9.067)], unemployed [AOR=3.008(1.459, 6.202)], low income [AOR= 3.605(1.745, 7.451)], got breastfeeding counseling during pregnancy[AOR= 2.764 (1.522, 4.998)], fed colostrum [AOR=3.503(1.451, 8.452)], didn't give prelactalfood [AOR=4.4832(1.823, 11.028)] and supported by husband [AOR=2.686 (1.037, 6.953)] weremore likely to practice EBF than their counterparts.
Conclusion and recommendations: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice in study areawas 50.1%. Age of the child, maternal occupation, income, breastfeeding counseling duringANC, husband support of breastfeeding and colostrum feeding were independent predictors ofexclusive breastfeeding practice. Recommendations to increase exclusive breastfeeding practiceare revising post partum maternity leave, increasing health professional's habit of breast feedingcounseling through training, involving husband during counseling, educating mothers andcommunity as a whole to avoid traditional practices that hinder EBFup to six months.
Key words: Exclusive Breastfeeding, Prevalence, Associated Factors, Motta, Ethiopia.
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Exclusive breastfeeding PrAssociated factors Motta