Coverage and determinants of newborn feeding practices in rural Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Newborn feeding practices are important to neonatal health and survival, but understudied in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the prevalence and determinants of newborn feeding practices in Burkina Faso.

Study design

An 18 000 household survey was conducted in rural Burkina Faso in 2010 to 2011. Women of reproductive age were asked about antenatal, delivery and newborn care practices for their most recent live birth. Coverage of newborn feeding practices was estimated and multivariate regression was used to assess determinants of these practices.

Result

Seventy-six percent of live births were breastfed within 24 h of birth, 84% were given colostrum and 21% received prelacteals. Facility delivery and antenatal care attendance were associated with positive feed

SUBMITTER: Munos MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4006288 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature