Knowledge, and Practice of Mothers and Its Associated Factors on Colostrum Feeding of Neonates at Este (Mekane-eyesus), South Gondar Amhara, North West, Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-sectional Study 2020
Abstract Introduction - Feeding of human breast milk, especially colostrum, is the normative standards for infants and regarded as a complete form of nutrition. The positive health benefits of breastfeeding/breast milk feeding as part of caring for premature, sick and vulnerable newborns are well documented in the scientific literature.Objective -To assess the knowledge and practice of mothers and its contributing factors on colostrum feeding of newborn at Este (Mekane Eyesus), south Gondar Amhara ,north west, ethiopia,2020Method – community-based cross sectional study design was conducted among 376 mothers, from March 10/2020 to May 2020. The study participants were selected by multistage sampling technique after selecting 02 urban and 03 rural kebeles by simple random sampling technique. Each participant was also selected from household after determining and proportionately allocating of samples in each selected kebeles. During selection of participants, house to house visit was made. To select the study participants from each household, Kth interval was determined for each proportionally allocated 3rural and 02 urban kebeles. Multivariable binary logistic regression model was fitted and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were computed to determine the strength of association between each variable with milk teeth extraction. Variables with P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Result - knowledge of mothers about colostrum feeding was 86.4 % [95% CI: ( 83.0-89.6)] whereas the overall practice of mothers about colostrum feeding was found to be 98.4% [95%, CI :( 96.8-99.5)]. counseling about colostrum feeding [AOR: 31.1(10.35, 93.2] were significantly associated with knowledge of mothers about colostrum feeding. Regarding to practice of mothers on colostrum feeding mothers’ the place of delivery at home [AOR: 20.00(2.30, 173.8] was significantly associated with practice of mothers about colostrum feeding.Conclusion - Discarding of colostrum (first milk) is still common in Este (Mekane Eyesus) and the surrounding rural kebeles. The current knowledge and practice level of colostrum feeding among mothers was 96.4% and 98.4% respectively and which was considered being high when compared the study conducted in Northern Ethiopia and post-natal educations in health institutions.