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Despite its negative health outcomes, newborns are given prelacteal feeds in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This study investigated the factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices among women in PNG.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A population-based cross-sectional study based on Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data. Multivariable logistic regression using complex sample analysis was performed to control for the effects of potential confounders. Variables with p \u2264\u20090.05 were considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Papua New Guinea.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total weighted sample of 4399\u2009women was included in the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcome measure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prelacteal feeds.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>About 10% of women provided prelacteal feeds to their infants. The most frequently reported prelacteal feed was plain water (71.7%), followed by grain-based (eg, noodles) (47.1%), dark green leafy vegetables (42.1%) and soup (39.7%). Women with no formal (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 1.4, 95%\u2009CI: 1.0\u20133.0) or primary (AOR 1.5, 95%\u2009CI: 1.0\u20132.9) education, who had a caesarean section (AOR 4.1, 95%\u2009CI: 2.4\u20137.2), had given birth at home or in the village (AOR 3.7, 95%\u2009CI: 2.1\u20136.8) and from the Islands region (AOR 2.3, 95%\u2009CI: 1.5\u20133.5) had higher odds of providing prelacteal feeds.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study revealed that providing prelacteal feeds is common in PNG. Tailored health education and behaviour change communication are necessary to address this harmful infant feeding practice. 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