Effective breastfeeding technique and associated factors among lactating mothers in Gidan District, North-East, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess effective breastfeeding technique (EBT) and associated factors among lactating mothers in Gidan District, North-East Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Gidan District, North-East Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 786 lactating mothers were included between 30 March and 29 April 2021.

Outcome

EBT.

Methods

A multistage sampling technique was employed to recruit participants. Pretested interviewer-administered questionnaires and an observational checklist were used to collect the data. Individual scores of three variables about breast feeding, namely positioning, attachment and suckling, were computed to generate the outcome variable, that is, breastfeeding technique. Binary logistic regression analy

SUBMITTER: Asmamaw DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305837 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature