Utilisation of growth monitoring and promotion services and associated factors among mothers of children younger than 2 years in Gondar Zuria District, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to assess the utilisation of growth monitoring and promotion services and the associated factors among mothers of children under 2 years old in Gondar Zuria District, northwest Ethiopia.

Design

Community-based, cross-sectional study.

Setting

The study was conducted in Gondar Zuria District, Central Gondar Zone. Data collection was conducted from 10 March to 5 April 2022.

Participants

576 mother-child pairs, recruited via a multistage, stratified random sampling technique.

Outcome measures and analysis

Utilisation of growth monitoring and promotion services was the outcome of the study. Data were entered into Epi Info V.7 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences V.24.0 for further analysis. Both bivariable and

SUBMITTER: Belew AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860045 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature