Prevalence and associated factors of timely initiation of breastfeeding among mothers at Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Getachew Tilahun1, Getu Degu2, Telake Azale3, Askal Tigabu4
1Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
2Public Health at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
3College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
4Regional Quality Coordinator at Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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