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