Socio-Economic Differences in Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Among Children in a Ugandan Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorMawa, Ratib
dc.contributor.authorKambugu Nabasirye, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorChota, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorLawoko, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSchumacher, Tracy Leigh
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Krishna Nand
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T11:00:11Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T11:00:11Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractEarly initiation of breastfeeding reduces neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality, enhances mother-infant dyad bonding and maternal optimal breastfeeding practices. Studies on socio-economic inequalities in early initiation of breastfeeding are sparse in Uganda. This study therefore aimed to examine the association between socio-economic status and early initiation of breastfeeding among 5504 children aged 0-23 months in a country-wide population based cross-sectional study. Early initiation of breastfeeding defined as initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth was the outcome of interest. Proxy measures of socio-economic status (maternal occupation and household wealth index) were the exposure variable of interest. Bivariate analysis was conducted to determine the distribution of the prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding by infant-mother dyad characteristics. Multivariate binary logistic regression models adjusted for relevant confounders were fitted to examine the association between socio-economic status and early initiation of breastfeeding. The results showed an overall prevalence early initiation of breastfeeding of 67.8% among Ugandan children. Children whose mothers self-reported their occupation as farmers and skilled manual workers had lower odds of early initiation of breastfeeding compared to those whose mothers were doing professional/technical/managerial work; OR: 0.69 (0.51 - 0.95) and 0.70 (0.49 - 0.99) respectively. On the other hand, children that lived in the poorest and poorer households had lower odds of early initiation of breastfeeding OR: 0.46 (0.32-0.67) and 0.64 (0.43-0.94) respectively. In conclusion, we found individual and household socio-economic inequality in EIB among children less than two years of age. Targeting interventions for promotion of EIB to less affluent mother-child dyads and households might be important in increasing optimal breastfeeding practices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMawa, R., Nabasirye, C. K., Chota, M., Lawoko, S., Schumacher, T. L., & Sharma, K. N. (2019). Socio-Economic Differences in Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Among Children in a Ugandan Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences, 7(1), 8-15. doi: 10.11648/j.jfns.20190701.12en_US
dc.identifier.other10.11648/j.jfns.20190701.12
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3323
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Food and Nutrition Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectSocio-Economic Statusen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleSocio-Economic Differences in Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Among Children in a Ugandan Cross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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