Predictors of optimal breastfeeding practices in Worabe town, Silte zone, South Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Studies in sub-Saharan Africa indicated the overall prevalence of optimal breast feeding ranged between a lowest of 17.63% in East Africa and a highest of 46.37% in West Africa. It's estimated that 823,000 deaths of children could be prevented every year through optimal breastfeeding practices. However optimal breastfeeding practices is low in most setting of Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess optimal breastfeeding practices and associated factors in Worabe town. METHOD:A community-based analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from April 15th-25th, 2018. A systematic sampling technique was applied on 347 sampled mothers who had children greater than or equal to 2 years old. The data was entered into EpiData (version 3.1) and subsequently exported to SPSS Stat

SUBMITTER: Awoke N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7192429 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature