Our study will assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and the determinants and assess knowledge and self efficacy of lactating mothers towards breastfeeding
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
380
timely initiation of breastfeeding
(expressed as the proportion of infants who first suckled within 1 hour after birth)
Time frame: two years
exclusive breastfeeding
expresses as the proportion of infants below 6 months who fed only on breast milk in the 24-hours preceding the survey to the total number of children in the same age group (\< 6 months of age).
Time frame: two years
Breastfeeding knowledge
Afan Oromo (AO) versions of the Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire (BFKQ): The BFKQ-AO consists of 34 items asking about various optimal breastfeeding practices, with responses coded as correct or incorrect. It contained nine domains: advantage to baby, advantage to mothers, colostrum, breast milk expression, duration of feeding, problems with breastfeeding, breast engorgement, practical aspects of breastfeeding (Tengku Ismail and Sulaiman, 2010; Abdulahi et al., 2021)
Time frame: two years
Breastfeeding self-efficacy
The BSES-SF is a 14-item self-administered instrument (Amini et al., 2019) derived from the original 33-item BSES that measures breastfeeding confidence (Dennis, 2003). All items are preceded by the phrase ''I can always'' and rated on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (not at all confident) to 5 (always confident). Total scores range from 14 to 70, with higher scores reflecting more significant levels of breastfeeding self-efficacy. The higher the score, the higher the level of breastfeeding self-efficacy.
Time frame: two years
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