Time to initiate complementary feeding and associated factors among mothers with children aged 6-24 months in Tahtay Maichew district, northern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In Ethiopia, only 51% of the infants start complementary feeding on time. Therefore this study is aimed to determine the time to initiate complementary feeding and associated factors among mothers with children aged 6-24 months in Tahtay Maichew district, northern Ethiopia. A retrospective follow up study was conducted among 639 mothers who had children aged 6-24 months. Bi-variable and multi-variable Cox regressions were conducted and statistical significance was declared at P-value < 0.05 and 95% confidence level.

Results

The median age for the initiation into complementary feeding was 6.00 months. Being government employee [AHR = 1.67, 95% CI 1.10-2.53], having educated husband [AHR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.22-3.86], birth preparedness [AHR = 3.74, 95% CI 1.49-9.94], gr

SUBMITTER: Reda EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332614 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature