2019
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4221-4
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Knowledge and practice on adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit of Aleta Wondo Health Center, SNNPR, Ethiopia

Abstract: Objective The main objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of adequate sunlight exposure of infants among mothers attending EPI unit at Aleta Wondo Health Center, Sidama zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Institutional based descriptive cross sectional study design was used. 313 mothers who had under 1 year child and immunization follow-up were selected by simple random sampling technique using immunization registration book as sampling frame. Result Out of 313… Show more

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“…In addition, in this study, 84.7% of lactating women exposed infants to sunning irrespective of time adequacy. The finding was comparable with studies conducted in Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia 21 in which 80.1% of mothers exposed infants to sunlight. However, the finding was higher than the studies conducted in Debre Markos, 22 and Gondar, 23 which were 40% and 51.98%, respectively.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
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“…In addition, in this study, 84.7% of lactating women exposed infants to sunning irrespective of time adequacy. The finding was comparable with studies conducted in Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia 21 in which 80.1% of mothers exposed infants to sunlight. However, the finding was higher than the studies conducted in Debre Markos, 22 and Gondar, 23 which were 40% and 51.98%, respectively.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Regarding the harmful effects of solar UV radiation, only 5.5% of lactating mothers responded that sunning had side effects, irrespective of its benefita such as blindness, skin cancer, and others. Their knowledge level was significantly lower than the studies done in other parts of Ethiopia like Aleta Wondo, 21 and Debre Markos, 22 which were 48.7% and 26.8%, respectively. This indicates that most lactating mothers do not have enough information about sunning and its drawbacks since sunning might be useful for reducing neonatal jaundice and boosts vitamin D for different physiological functions in the body.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 63%
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