Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Publication Date
2-28-2019
Abstract
© 2019 Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohamed A. Abdulla, AbdelAziem A. Ali, Ishag Adam. BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization encourages exclusive breastfeeding up to six months and avoidance of bottle-feeding. There are few published research articles on the practice of bottle-feeding and associated factors in Sudan. AIM: The study aimed to assess the usage and factors associated with bottle-feeding practices during the first six months of life among mothers with children aged between 6 and 24 months in Kassala, Eastern Sudan. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to September 2017. A structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant data from interviewed mothers. RESULTS: A total of 242 mother-child pairs participated in the study. The mean (standard deviation) of maternal age and children’s age was 27.13 (5.73) years and 12.2 (6.7) months, respectively. From the total, 96/242 (39.7%) used bottle-feeding for their children in the first six months of life. In multivariable analysis, urban residence (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 1.96, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] (1.06, 3.63), not receiving breastfeeding education (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.07, 3.45) and child hospitalization (AOR 1.83, 95% CI 1.02, 3.28) were significantly associated with bottle-feeding. CONCLUSION: There was a high usage of bottle-feeding and it was found to be associated with child hospitalisation. To avoid bottle-feeding, urgent actions are required to support and educate mothers regarding breastfeeding with special attention to urban-residence ones.
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ISSN
Publisher
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume
7
Issue
4
First Page
651
Last Page
656
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Bottle-feeding, Breastfeeding education, Child hospitalisation, Sudan, Urban residence
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Recommended Citation
Hassan, Ahmed A.; Taha, Zainab; Abdulla, Mohamed A.; Ali, Abdel Aziem A.; and Adam, Ishag, "Assessment of Bottle-Feeding Practices in Kassala, Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study" (2019). All Works. 583.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/583
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Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series