Timely initiation of breast feeding and its determinants among mothers in rural areas of Kamrup district, Assam, India

Rana Kakati; Syeda Jesmin Rahman

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Timely initiation of breast feeding and its determinants among mothers in rural areas of Kamrup district, Assam, India

Rana Kakati, Syeda Jesmin Rahman

Abstract :

Initiation of eastfeeding is link with the socio–cultural factors that may either enhance or inhibit the optimal practices. Though government of India developed National Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Guideline, there is a little information on the practice of timely initiation of east feeding. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence timely initiation of eastfeeding and its determinants among mothers in rural areas of Kamrup, Assam. A cross–sectional study was conducted from 1st Feuary 2015 to 31st July 2015. The sample size was calculated as 600 using the formula and assuming an expected prevalence for timely initiation of east feeding of 50%.Out of 600 mothers, 56% were initiated eastfeeding within one hour of birth. Among 264 mothers, 32.5% of mothers reason given for delayed initiation of east feeding were neighbours advised/elders advised. The association between various determinants and timely initiation of eastfeeding was found to be significant (P<0.05). Timely initiation of east feeding practices in the present study was found to be low.