Colostrum avoidance practice and associated factors among mothers of children aged less than six months in Bure District, Amhara Region, North West, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund jointly recommend colostrum feeding immediately following delivery of the newborn. Colostrum avoidance is the practice of discarding colostrum at least once within the first three days after delivery of the newborn. Colostrum contains antibodies that protect the newborn against disease. Despite this fact, many Ethiopian mothers see colostrum feeding as a cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, and they believe colostrum should be discarded to alleviate its effects. However, the cause of this misconception about colostrum is not well researched in Ethiopia, particularly in the study area.

Objective

To assess the prevalence of colostrum avoidance and associated factors

SUBMITTER: Mose A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7846012 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature