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Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital

BACKGROUND: Infant sunlight exposure in their early infancy is essential for the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent due to inadequate exposure to sunlight. In Ethiopia, one in thirteen children had rickets, which could be prevented by sunlight exposure or supp...

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Autores principales: Mengistu, Girma Teferi, Terefe, Ayana Benti, Gudeta, Tolesa Gemeda, Mengistu, Bizunesh Kefale
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9671437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36395250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277349
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author Mengistu, Girma Teferi
Terefe, Ayana Benti
Gudeta, Tolesa Gemeda
Mengistu, Bizunesh Kefale
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Terefe, Ayana Benti
Gudeta, Tolesa Gemeda
Mengistu, Bizunesh Kefale
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description BACKGROUND: Infant sunlight exposure in their early infancy is essential for the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent due to inadequate exposure to sunlight. In Ethiopia, one in thirteen children had rickets, which could be prevented by sunlight exposure or supplementation. This study aimed to identify the practice of infants’ sunlight exposure and associated factors among mothers attending the Expanded program immunization unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital. METHOD: This study employed an institutional-based cross-sectional study design to collect data. Data were collected from 220 mothers using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The study employed a systematic random sampling technique to reach the study participants. The collected data were entered into a computer using the software Epidata 3.1 version and exported to SPSS version 23 for statistical analysis. Descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted. Logistic regression analysis was done, and a statistical association was declared at a p-value < 5% and a 95% confidence interval(CI). Then the results were presented using a frequency table, figures, and description. RESULT: A total of 220 infant-coupled mothers who visited the Expanded program immunization unit were included in the study. According to the current study, 67.3% of mothers had good practice with infants’ sunlight exposure. Mothers’ practice of infant sunlight exposure was affected by age of mothers 30–34 years, [AOR = 3.10, 95%CI (1.13, 8.51)], and age ≥35 years, [AOR = 4.49, 95%CI (1.20, 16.86)], and living in urban, [AOR = 1.94, 95%CI (1.053, 3.57)]. CONCLUSION: The current study showed that two-thirds (67.3%) of mothers had good practice of sunlight exposure to their infants. Factors that affect mothers’ practice of infants’ sunlight exposure are age and place of residence. Health professionals should provide health education for mothers on the benefits of infants’ sunlight exposure.
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spelling pubmed-96714372022-11-18 Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital Mengistu, Girma Teferi Terefe, Ayana Benti Gudeta, Tolesa Gemeda Mengistu, Bizunesh Kefale PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Infant sunlight exposure in their early infancy is essential for the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent due to inadequate exposure to sunlight. In Ethiopia, one in thirteen children had rickets, which could be prevented by sunlight exposure or supplementation. This study aimed to identify the practice of infants’ sunlight exposure and associated factors among mothers attending the Expanded program immunization unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital. METHOD: This study employed an institutional-based cross-sectional study design to collect data. Data were collected from 220 mothers using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The study employed a systematic random sampling technique to reach the study participants. The collected data were entered into a computer using the software Epidata 3.1 version and exported to SPSS version 23 for statistical analysis. Descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted. Logistic regression analysis was done, and a statistical association was declared at a p-value < 5% and a 95% confidence interval(CI). Then the results were presented using a frequency table, figures, and description. RESULT: A total of 220 infant-coupled mothers who visited the Expanded program immunization unit were included in the study. According to the current study, 67.3% of mothers had good practice with infants’ sunlight exposure. Mothers’ practice of infant sunlight exposure was affected by age of mothers 30–34 years, [AOR = 3.10, 95%CI (1.13, 8.51)], and age ≥35 years, [AOR = 4.49, 95%CI (1.20, 16.86)], and living in urban, [AOR = 1.94, 95%CI (1.053, 3.57)]. CONCLUSION: The current study showed that two-thirds (67.3%) of mothers had good practice of sunlight exposure to their infants. Factors that affect mothers’ practice of infants’ sunlight exposure are age and place of residence. Health professionals should provide health education for mothers on the benefits of infants’ sunlight exposure. Public Library of Science 2022-11-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9671437/ /pubmed/36395250 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277349 Text en © 2022 Mengistu et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Terefe, Ayana Benti
Gudeta, Tolesa Gemeda
Mengistu, Bizunesh Kefale
Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
title Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
title_full Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
title_fullStr Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
title_short Factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the EPI unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
title_sort factors associated with infants’ sunlight exposure among mothers attending the epi unit of wolkite university specialized hospital
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9671437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36395250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277349
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