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Colostrum Avoidance Practices and Its Associated Factors among Mothers of Children Aged Less Than 12 Months in Jinka Town, South Ethiopia, 2020. A Community Based Cross Sectional Study.

Elias Amaje HadonaFeleke GebremeskelGirma Tufa MeleseMiesa GelchuZelalem Jabessa Wayessa
Published in: Health services research and managerial epidemiology (2022)
Colostrum avoidance practice among mothers of children aged less than 12 months in Jinka town was high. Delayed initiation of breastfeeding, lack of breastfeeding counseling, home delivery, and knowledge of breastfeeding practice were factors associated with colostrum avoidance practice.
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