[PDF] Top 20 Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice to infants aged less than six months in Offa district, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

... of infants among 4–5 months were breastfed ...higher than findings of a study done in Goba district (17%), the national months’ specific exclusive breastfeeding for ... See full document

... to practice prelacteal feeding compared to mothers who knew the risks associated with prelacteal ...This study paral- lels a study from Vietnam that reported odds of feeding prelacteal declined with ... See full document

... Exclusive breastfeeding was defined as giving the infant no other food or drink – not even water – except breast milk, but allowing the infant to receive oral rehydration salt, drops and syrups (vitamins, ... See full document

... with exclusive breastfeeding ...to practice exclusive breastfeeding than mothers having additional jobs out- side the ...in Ethiopia; Ambo [10], Motta [11], Gozamen ... See full document

... this study cannot be generalized for Matabeleland South Province as well as other settings because participants were only drawn from Gwanda Dis- ...the study. The study was also vulnerable to social ... See full document

... to practice EBF compared to mothers who delivered their children in health institutions ...from Ethiopia and Tanzania showed a higher prevalence of EBF practice among mothers who delivered in health ... See full document

... Background: Exclusive breastfeeding has crucial importance on the lives of infants and young ...first months of ...of infants and young children less than five years of ... See full document

... criteria, exclusive breastfeeding is defined as the practice of feeding only breast milk (including expressed breast milk) during the first 6 months and no other liquids and solid foods except ... See full document

... Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice is safe and simple intervention in improving child health and ...the practice of EBF is still low especially in developing ...with ... See full document

... population study and the one- day assessment overestimated exclusive breastfeeding rates among infants younger than 4 ...the Ethiopia Demo- graphic and Health Surveys 2000, where ... See full document

... Exclusive breastfeeding protects against acute and chronic diseases and promotes good growth and devel- ...(HIV/AIDS) than mixed feeding [4, 7]. If exclusive breastfeeding is ... See full document

... Background- Exclusive breastfeeding is the optimal feeding practice to achieve infants’ growth and ...in Ethiopia. Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding ... See full document

... Exclusive breastfeeding has been accepted as an essential practice that promotes healthy growth and development of an infant, and subsequently confers physiological ben- efits to the ...with ... See full document

... of exclusive breastfeeding is the single most cost-effective intervention to reduce infant mortality in developing ...countries. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months ... See full document

... to exclusive breast ...on-demand breastfeeding and compliance to EBF (χ 2 ...The study showed that the compliance to EBF by mothers in Mathira was high at ...national exclusive ... See full document

... A two-phase cluster sampling design was employed. The first sampling element was Kebele (small administra- tive unit) and the second sampling elements were house- holds (HH) who have children aged 6–59  ... See full document

... Educational status of the mother was significantly asso- ciated with stunting. Children whose mothers have no for- mal education were more likely to be stunted compared with children whose mothers have formal education. ... See full document

... of six months was observed during the first month and this result is consistent with the study conducted in Bangladesh in which conditional probability of introducing of comple- mentary foods was ... See full document

... of breastfeeding are generally not available as most empirical data have sought to uncover the challenges associated with ...such study is a phenomenological investigation conducted by Bottorff (1990) into ... See full document

... To test for heterogeneity, I 2 test was utilized [29]. Sub- group analyses were conducted based on the sample size, the geographical area, and other variables such as education concerning EBF received before/during preg- ... See full document