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本研究旨在探明坦桑尼亚西米乌地区湖区内育有两岁以下儿童的母亲的早期母乳喂养启动（EIBF）患病率及其相关影响因素。本研究中EIBF整体患病率为62.2%，各辖区患病率区间为巴里亚迪区的52.7%至马斯瓦区的73.3%。接受剖宫产分娩及产下男婴的女性，其实现EIBF的几率更低；而将婴儿置于自身胸部/腹部进行皮肤接触（skin-to-skin contact）的母亲，以及来自马斯瓦区的女性，其实现EIBF的几率更高。