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Time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers who have children aged two to three years in Gozamin district, Northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study

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  • Tilahun Degu Tsega
  • Yilkal Tafere
  • Wassachew Ashebir
  • Biachew Asmare

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Introduction: Globally, breastfeeding duration is below the recommended level. In Ethiopia, more than 24% of mothers ceased breastfeeding before 24 months of age of a child which caused 14,000 preventable childhood deaths annually. To tackle this problem, current and up-to-date information regarding the time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors is essential. Therefore, this study aims to determine the time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers who have children aged two to three years in Gozamin district, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based retrospective follow-up study was used among 502 mothers who have children aged two to three years in the Gozamin district from October 1, 2017, up to September 30, 2020. Interviewer-administered structured questionnaires were used. Cox proportional hazard model was applied after its assumptions and model fitness were checked, to identify predictors for time to breastfeeding cessation. Results: The overall mean time to breastfeeding cessation was 22.56 (95%CI: 22.21, 22.91) months, and the cumulative survival probability on breastfeeding up to 24 months was 82.5% (95%CI:78.85, 85.53). The overall incidence of early breastfeeding cessation was 7.77 (95%CI:6.31, 9.58) per 1000 person-month observations. Having no antenatal care follow up (AHR:2.15, 95%CI:1.19, 3.89), having ≥4 number of children (AHR:1.76, 95%CI:1.10, 2.80),

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  • Tilahun Degu Tsega & Yilkal Tafere & Wassachew Ashebir & Biachew Asmare, 2022. "Time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers who have children aged two to three years in Gozamin district, Northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0262583
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262583
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