Rural versus urban variations of factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early initiation of breastfeeding is an important strategy to reduce under-five mortality. Nevertheless, it remains under-practiced in developing countries. In Ethiopia, there were studies done to identify determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding. However, the variation of factors among rural versus urban residents has not been investigated. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to investigate the variation of factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among rural versus urban residences.

Methods

The 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data was used to conduct the study. Mothers whose index child aged less than 24 months have participated in the study. We excluded mothers who had fetal death during birth and who didn't liv

SUBMITTER: Girma D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC467058 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature