Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mothers worldwide to exclusively breastfeed infants for the child's first six months to achieve optimal growth, development, and health. Even though appropriate feeding practice is the most cost-effective intervention to reduce child morbidity and mortality, exclusive breastfeeding practices in developing countries are still low.

Objective

The objective of the study was to assess exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers in West Shoa zone.

Methods

Community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from May to December 2018 in the West Shoa zone, Ethiopia, among 710 mothers with 6-9-month-old infants. The multistage stage sampling technique was employed. A pretested structured

SUBMITTER: Mamo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441431 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature