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• TITLE: Factors Associated with Early Initiation of Complementary Feeding in Bishoftu Town, Oromia, Ethiopia

  AUTHORS: Gizaw Gemechu Deme, Shimelis Adugna Bekele, Mesele Damte Argaw, Yemane Berhane

  KEYWORDS: Early Initiation, Complementary Feeding, Factors, Ethiopia

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.2 No.9, September 25, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Background: Early initiation of complementary feeding which was widely documented in many countries exposed infants to increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of early initiation of complementary feeding and associated factors in Bishoftu Town, Oromia, Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted from January-February 2015 among 422 mothers of infant aged less than 6 months selected from four public health facilities. Prevalence of early initiation of complementary feeding was determined using “recall since birth” method. Multi-variable logistic regression analysis was employed to control confounders in determining association between early initiation of complementary feeding and selected independent variables. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and P