Timely Initiation Of Breastfeeding And Its Determinant Factors Among Mothers Who Have Less Than 12 Months Of Age Children In Tiyo Woreda Arsi Zone Oromia Regional State Ethiopia

Background: Timely initiation of breastfeeding is a recommended practice by the WorldrnHealth Organization which says” initiate breastfeeding within one hour of delivery,rnthough it is not a usual practice in Ethiopia. Untimely initiation of breastfeeding hasrnnegative effect on child health, survival, growth and development. Furthermore, timelyrninitiation of breastfeeding has many advantages for the mother and the child.rnObjective: To assess timely initiation of breastfeeding and its determinant factorsrnamong mothers who have child less than 12 months of age in Tiyo woreda, Arsi Zone,rnOromia region Ethiopia.rnMethodology: A community based cross sectional study design was employed. Datarnwas collected using interviewer administered pre-tested and structured questionnaire. Arntotal of 386 respondents participated in the study. The data were cleaned, coded andrnentered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and then exported SPSS version 21windows forrnanalyses. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify determinants of timelyrninitiation of breast feeding and P value

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