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Higher educational and economic status are key factors for the timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: A review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Habtewold Tesfa Dejenie,
Mohammed Shimels Hussien,
Endalamaw Aklilu,
Mulugeta Henok,
Dessie Getenet,
Berhe Derbew Fikadu,
Birhanu Mulugeta Molla,
Islam Md. Atiqul,
Teferra Andreas A.,
Asefa Nigus Gebremedhin,
Alemu Sisay Mulugeta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.15278
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , scopus , cinahl , meta analysis , marital status , odds ratio , demography , socioeconomic status , parity (physics) , medline , random effects model , environmental health , pediatrics , population , psychological intervention , nursing , physics , pathology , particle physics , sociology , political science , law
Aim To investigate the association between initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth (TIBF) and maternal educational status, paternal educational status, household income, marital status, media exposure and parity in Ethiopia. Methods We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, CINAHL and WHO Global health library databases. All studies were conducted in Ethiopia and published from 2000 to 2019 were included. To obtain the pooled odds ratio (OR), data were fitted in random‐effects meta‐analysis model. Statistical heterogeneity was quantified using Cochran's Q test, τ 2 and I 2 statistics. This meta‐analytic review was reported in compliance with the PRISMA statement. Results Out of 553 studies retrieved, 25 fulfilled our inclusion criteria. High maternal educational status ( P < .001), paternal educational status ( P = .001) and household income ( P = .002), being married ( P = .001) and multiparity ( P = .01) were significantly associated with TIBF. There was no significant publication bias. Conclusions 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.