Magnitude and Factors Associated with Infant Formula Feeding Among Mothers Attending Public Health Institutions in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia

Magnitude and Factors Associated with Infant Formula Feeding

  • Adisalem Debebe School of Medicine, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa.
  • Getaneh Dejene School of Medicine, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan.
  • Aliya Nuri School of Medicine, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa.
Keywords: Initiation, Infant formula feeding, Formula Milk

Abstract

Background: Even though Breastfeeding for infants and young children provides the idealfood for healthy growth and development, use of infant formula feeding increased worldwide. Using direct and indirect campaigns promoting infant formula feedingreaches mothers. Ethiopia is no exception for this practice. Objective: To Determine the Magnitude and Associated factors for initiation of infant formula feeding among mothers attending public health institutions of Dire Dawa town, 2018. Subjects and Methods: A health facility based, cross-sectional study design was used. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect data from 186 study participants usinginterviewer administered questionnaire. Datawas entered using EPI Enfo Version 7, datawas cleaned and analyzed using STATA version 14. Multivariable logistic regressionanalysis was usedto identify factors associated with infant formula feeding. Results: The prevalence of infant formula feeding was 21.4 percent. The main factor for initiation of infant formula feeding was mothers had no adequate breast milk. Theassociated that increase initiation of infant formula feeding include lack of counseling duringANC follow up (AOR: 3.29, 95%CI: [1.27 - 8.54], p=0.014), delivery throughcaesarean section (AOR: 3.38, 95%CI: [1.18-9.63],  P=0.022), increasing family income (AOR: 2.42,95%CI: [1.27-4.63], p=0.007) and advice from friends, neighbors and family heavily influenced initiation infant formula feeding(AOR: 3.47[1.16-10.38] P=0.026).Conclusion: There is increased magnitude of infant formula feeding among mothers attending public health institutions in Dire Dawa city. Lack ofcounselling regarding breast feeding during antenatal care follow up, delivery through caesarean section, increasing family income and advice from friends, neighbours andfamily heavily influenced initiation infant formula feeding. Considering targeted awareness creation focusing on women in reproductive age group will help resolvethe current increasing infant-feeding prevalence and encouraging the role of healthprofessionals in supporting infant-feeding counselling will also be a considerable intervention.

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Published
2019-01-20
How to Cite
Debebe, A., Dejene, G., & Nuri, A. (2019). Magnitude and Factors Associated with Infant Formula Feeding Among Mothers Attending Public Health Institutions in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Asian Journal of Medical Research, 7(4), CM07-CM13. Retrieved from https://aijournals.com/index.php/ajmr/article/view/529
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Community Medicine