Higher educational and economic status are key factors for the timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: A review and meta-analysis.
Tesfa Dejenie HabtewoldShimels Hussien MohammedAklilu EndalamawHenok Mulugeta TeshomeGetenet DessieDerbew Fikadu BerheMulugeta Molla BirhanuMd Atiqul IslamAndreas A TeferraNigus Gebremedhin AsefaSisay Mulugeta AlemuPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Our meta-analysis showed that TIBF was associated with high educational and economic status, being married and multiparity. This suggests that the meta-analysis detected small associations that many previous studies in Ethiopia have not been able to show. Our findings can be useful for comparisons with other countries.