Early initiation of breast feeding and associated factors among mother-baby dyads with immediate skin-to-skin contact: cross-sectional study based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to assess the practice of early initiation of breast feeding (EIBF) and associated factors among mother-baby dyads who practiced immediate skin-to-skin contact in Ethiopia.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

The study was conducted nationally in nine regional states and two city administrations.

Participants

In the study, 1420 mother-baby dyads with last-born children (children born in the 2 years preceding the survey, children <24 months old) and children put on the mother's bare skin. The data of the study participants were extracted from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016.

Outcome measures

The outcome measure of the study was the proportion of EIBF among mother-baby dyads and associations.

Results

EIBF

SUBMITTER: Mengistu GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069540 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature