Four in every ten infants in Northwest Ethiopia exposed to sub-optimal breastfeeding practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improper breastfeeding practices significantly impair the health, development, and survival of infants, children, and mothers. A Breastfeeding Performance Index (BPI) is a composite index to describe overall maternal breastfeeding practice with infants under six months of age. To date, there is insufficient evidence on breastfeeding performance index and its associated factors in Ethiopia.

Objective

To assess the breastfeeding performance index and its associated factors in Sekela District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 605 randomly selected mothers having infants aged 6 to 12 months from April 02, 2019 to May 13, 2019. Data was collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire.

SUBMITTER: Hailu WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605653 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature