Factors associated with prelacteal feeding in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia: a community cross-sectional study

Tariku, Amare; Biks, Gashaw Andargie; Wassie, Molla Mesele; Gebeyehu, Abebaw; Getie, Azeb Atinafu

doi:10.1186/s13006-016-0074-9

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“…Pre-lacteal feeding also has many implications for exclusive breastfeeding and resulting consequences since by definition, these children are not exclusively breastfed. Similar to our study findings in which mothers reportedly used pre-lacteals to clean the throats of the newborns, a study that assessed the factors associated with pre-lacteal feeding in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia reported that the practice was largely associated with poor knowledge of IYCF [33]. When children are given complementary foods from the age of 6 months, the foods should be adequate to support growth (i.e., an adequate quantity of food for each meal and number of meals per day) and have the right consistency, nutrients and energy density.…”

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confidence: 76%

Modelling the impact of stunting on child survival in a rural Ugandan setting

2018

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Background: Uganda ranks among the top 10 countries in the world for newborn and child mortality rates and among the top 34 for burden of stunting. This study was conducted to model the impact of stunting on child mortality in the southwest region of Uganda where the prevalence of stunting and child mortality are of great public health concern. Methods: The study was conducted in Buhweju district in the southwest region of Uganda. The study was cross-sectional involving use of a structured household questionnaire, focus group discussions and interviews with key informants in order to gather relevant information on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and coverage of antenatal care (ANC) and vaccination programs. The survey of stunting, vaccination and ANC services covered 221 children aged 6-59 months while the assessment of IYCF practices covered 83 children aged 0-23. The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) was used to estimate the impact of stunting on child mortality and cases of stunting averted. Results: The study findings indicated that only 33% of the mothers had knowledge of optimal IYCF and 39% of the sampled children were exclusively breastfed. The majority of the mothers (57%) breastfed their children for less than 2 years and only 31% of the mothers practiced appropriate introduction of complementary foods at 6 months. Only 17% of the 0-23-month-olds received a good standard of IYCF. Only 37% of the mothers reportedly attended ANC 4 times or more during pregnancy and among children aged 6-59 months, only 28% were fully vaccinated. The high impact LiST model estimated that 1297 children under 5 years would be saved and 24,850 cases of stunting averted in the study district. Conclusions: The study concludes that IYCF practices and coverage of expanded programme on immunization (EPI) and ANC in the study population are sub-optimal thus the high prevalence of stunting and child mortality in the region. LiST demonstrated that prevention of stunting would reduce child mortality in rural Uganda. Therefore, increased investment in cost-effective child survival interventions targeting rural areas of Uganda would have a significant impact on stunting and child mortality.

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Modelling the impact of stunting on child survival in a rural Ugandan setting

2018

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“…7,[9][10][11][12][13] It is also lower than the results found in different parts of Ethiopia. 5,6,14 However, it is slightly higher than the result of a study done in Nigeria. 15 The difference might stem from the sociodemographic differences among the study participants and methodological differences among the studies.…”

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Determinants of prelacteal feeding practice among postpartum mothers in Debre Markos town, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2016

Gualu¹,

Dilie²,

Haile³

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Background: Prelacteal feeding (PLF) is giving liquids or food other than breast milk prior to the establishment of regular breast-feeding (colostrum). The practice of PLF is common in Ethiopia. PLF deprives the child of the valuable nutrients and the protection of colostrum and exposes the newborn to the risk of infection. There are limited studies conducted so far on this topic, and even then, findings are inconsistent. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess determinants of PLF practice and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Debre Markos town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2016. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 262 mothers (postpartum) with infants. Census data was used to include all the postpartum mothers and infant pairs. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were cleaned, coded, and entered in Epi data version 3.1 and transferred to SPSS version 20.0 for analysis. Frequency and percentage were used to summarize the sociodemographic characteristics. Variables with a P-value of <0.05 in multivariate analysis were declared statistically significant at a 95% confidence interval. Result: Approximately 50 (19.1%) of the mothers had given one prelacteal feed before initiating colostrum. Cow milk, butter, clean water, sugar, honey, salt, and tea were the most common prelacteal feeds used. Inability to read and write 3.5 (1.14-10.75), giving birth to a male 2.8 (1.23-6.37), home delivery 4.4 (1.78-10.85), breast-feeding initiation after 24 hours 6.4 (2.38-17.18), and previous experience with PLF 3.7 (1.48-9.22) were factors positively associated with PLF. Conclusion and recommendation: It was observed that the prevalence of PLF was relatively high in the study area (19.1%). Education status of the mother, infant's sex, timing of breastfeeding initiation, site of delivery, and previous experience with PLF were factors associated with PLF. Education should be provided to promote institutional delivery and increase awareness about the importance of exclusive breast-feeding.

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“…[8][9][10] In the current study 31.2% of the study participants received prelacteal feeding in the first three days of life which was higher compared to the studies of Dandekar et al (28%), Tarikul et al (26.8%). 11,12 Among 247 study participants, exclusive breastfeeding for six months was received by 10.2% of infants which was alike compared to other studies conducted by Sahithyaa J et al [13][14][15][16] Maternal perception that only breastfeeding is not sufficient to fulfill the need and growth of infant were found to be strong factor in early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding. Maternal factors like inadequate secretion of breastmilk, maternal illness and household responsibilities were found to influence exclusive breastfeeding.…”

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A study on feeding practices among mothers with children aged less than two years in rural area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu

Ali

Govindasamy

Soubramanian

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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In India, according to National Family Health Survey-4, 45% were initiated breastfeeding within one hour of birth. The trend of exclusive breastfeeding for six months has increased from 46% in 2005-06 to 55% in 2015-16. 52.6% of children were introduced on complementary feeding. Only 9.8% of children received minimum acceptable diet for 6 to 24 months. 4 Despite several programmes and policies implemented by the ABSTRACT Background: Adequate nutrition in first 24 months through optimal Infant and Young Child feeding is fundamental for the development of the child. Hence assessment of Infant and Young child feeding practices rank among the most effective intervention is to meet the deficit improve the child health. Hence this study is conducted with the objective to assess the prevalence and factors influencing infant and young child feeding practices among the rural mothers of children aged less than two years. Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken in the rural area of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu from January 2017 to August 2017. 247 children of age less than two years were selected by two stage random sampling method. Data was collected house to house using pretested questionnaire and WHO infant and young child feeding questionnaire. Proportions were calculated and Chi square was applied. Results: The median age of the study participants were 9±7.1 months. 226 (91.5 %) were given colostrum and 163 (66%) were initiated breastfeeding within one hour after birth. 58.6% of children were introduced on soft/solid/semi solid food at the end of 6 to 8 months. In multiple logistic regression education of the mother, working status of the mother, number of antennal visits and place of delivery were associated with appropriate feeding practices. Conclusions: Maternal decision determines how an infant to be fed but it reflects the atmosphere by how they are influenced and adopted the decision.

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Factors associated with prelacteal feeding in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia: a community cross-sectional study

Cited by 47 publications

References 34 publications

Modelling the impact of stunting on child survival in a rural Ugandan setting

Modelling the impact of stunting on child survival in a rural Ugandan setting

Determinants of prelacteal feeding practice among postpartum mothers in Debre Markos town, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2016

A study on feeding practices among mothers with children aged less than two years in rural area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu

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