Early initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers with children <2 years in Simiyu region, Tanzania

This study aims to determine the prevalence of EIBF and associated factors among mothers with children less than two years in the Simiyu Region lake zone in Tanzania. The prevalence of EIBF was 62.2 %, ranging from 52.7 % in the Bariadi district to 73.3 % in the Maswa district. Lower odds of EIBF were among women who had a caesarian section and those who gave birth to male children. And higher odds of EIBF were among mothers who had their babies placed on their chest/abdomen (skin-to-skin contact) and women from the Maswa district