Spatial variations and determinants of bottle feeding among children aged 0–23 months in Ethiopia in 2019: A spatial and multi-level analysis
Bottle feeding practice was found to be spatially clustered in Ethiopia. Education, wealth index, parity, and child's age were significant predictors of bottle feeding. Hotspot areas of bottle feeding were observed in Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Harari, and Afar regions. Special attention should be directed towards mothers residing in hotspot areas, educated mothers, mothers of multiple births, and mothers from rich households through community education programs focused on child feeding practices to reduce the practice of bottle-feeding in Ethiopia.
Authors
- Anteneh Ayelign Kibret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4487-5015)
- Adugnaw Zeleke Alem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-8548)
- Mehari Woldemariam Merid
- Melaku Hunie Asratie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-7519)
- Daniel Gashaneh Belay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-6234)
- Fantu Mamo Aragaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-077X)
- Dagmawi Chilot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3792-4130)
Institutions
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311051
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.62