Kontakt 2014, 16(4):e215-e222 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.09.002

Infant and child feeding practices among farming communities in Southern EthiopiaSocial Sciences - Original article

Nigatu Regassa
Hawassa University, Institute of Environment, Gender and Development, Ethiopia

Objectives: The main objective of this study is to examine the breast feeding and complementary feeding practices among farming communities of Southern Ethiopia.

Methods: It is a cross sectional survey design employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study used primary data collected from 1094 households located in ten kebeles (the smallest administrative segment) through the multistage probability sampling technique. Information on demography of breast feeding was measured by universally accepted computational tools given by WHO. Data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques.

Result: The result demonstrated that a large proportion of respondents were breast feeding their last child (age

Keywords: breast feeding; exclusive breast feeding; complementary feeding; diet diversity; Sidama Zone; Southern Ethiopia

Received: July 2, 2014; Revised: September 3, 2014; Accepted: September 26, 2014; Published: December 15, 2014  Show citation

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Regassa N. Infant and child feeding practices among farming communities in Southern Ethiopia. Kontakt. 2014;16(4):e215-222. doi: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.09.002.
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