Department of Public Health, Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of Bottle Feeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers of Infants Less than Six Months at Addis Ababa Public Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022
Author(s): Gedifaw Birhan*, Shikur Mohammed, Sisay Tenia, Amanual Alem, Amlaku Alemante and Abebe Belyneh
Introduct on: Bottle feeding practice should be avoided due to its influence on optimal breastfeeding
and its effect associated with morbidity and mortality resulting from diarrheal disease, infant and
child illness, and malnutrition. This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of bottle feeding practice
and its associated factors among mothers of infants less than six months in Addis Ababa.
Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 456 mothers who had
infants less than six months in Addis Ababa public health facilities. Data were collected through
interview, entered using Epi info version 7.1 and exported to statistical package for social science
version 26 for analysis. Variables with p-value <0.2 in bivariable binary logistic regression analysis
were entered to multivariable logistic re.. View More»
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