Abstract
BackgroundMalnutrition is a public health concern in Ethiopia. This might be correlated with inappropriate infant and young child feeding practice. This in turn is affected by Mothers’ knowledge on feeding practice. However, information on mothers’ knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation was scarce in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was designed to assess mothers’ knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation and associated factors in slum areas of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.MethodsA community based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1–26/2015. Systematic sampling technique was used to select respondents. Data were collected by pretested, structured, interviewer administered questionnaire. Data were entered and analyzed by SPSS version 20 software. Knowledge score was computed. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to identify factors associated with maternal knowledge.ResultsOnly 28.7% of mothers had sufficient knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation. Factors associated with mothers, knowledge were above primary education [AOR 2.5, 95% CI (1.5, 3.9)], possession of radio [AOR 1.7, 95% CI (1.1, 2.7)], attending antenatal care [AOR 2.4, 95% CI (1.5, 4.0)], and having employed husband [AOR 2.3, 95% CI (1.2, 4.4)].ConclusionMothers’ knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation was very low. Hence, education on infant and young child feeding recommendation should be strengthened during antenatal care visit and using mass media especially for mothers with lower educational status to fill up of this gap.
Highlights
Malnutrition is a public health concern in Ethiopia
Mothers knowledge of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) Overall, 135 (28.7%) mothers had sufficient knowledge on IYCF practice recommendation
Factors associated with mothers’ knowledge In the binary logistic regression analysis place of delivery, possession of television and radio, educational status of respondents and their husbands, occupational status of mothers and their husbands were statistically associated
Summary
Malnutrition is a public health concern in Ethiopia This might be correlated with inappropriate infant and young child feeding practice. This in turn is affected by Mothers’ knowledge on feeding practice. Information on mothers’ knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation was scarce in Ethiopia. This study was designed to assess mothers’ knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation and associated factors in slum areas of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. Malnutrition continues to be a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. It adversely affects individuals, family and the community at large [1, 2]. Despite strong evidence on benefit of IYCF, inappropriate IYCF practices have been widely documented in low- and middle-income countries [9,10,11,12,13,14,15].
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