Frequency of early initiation of breastfeeding among women in Thatta, Sindh and factors associated with it: A secondary data analysis

To determine the early breastfeeding initiation prevalence and factors associated with it in a rural seting. The cross-sectional study was conducted at Eight areas of Thatta registed in MNHR from May 2019 to July 2019, and comprised data obtained from a larger survey related to exclusive breastfeeding among women in Thatta, Pakistan, in 2019. The survey had been conducted in areas registered with the Maternal and Neonatal Health Registry, which is a population-based study for developing countries to assess pregnancy-related outcomes. Data was analysed using Stata 16. There were 397 women with a mean age of 27.71±4.92 years. Of them, 305(76.8%) had not received any formal education, 45(11.3%) women had attended primary school, 278(70.1%) were unemployed, and 313(78.8%) had a monthly household income