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Despite breast milk being a renewable and comprehensive source of infant nutrition for the first six months of life, prevalent in many low income country are pre-lacteal feeds such as honey, sugar-water, jiggery water, castor oil, and goat\u2019s milk. These practices, widespread in such regions, carry potential risks of infection and aspiration. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of pre-lacteal feeding and identify associated factors among mothers with children under six months in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A community-based cross-sectional study took place in Dilla town, southern Ethiopia, spanning from June 20 to August 20, 2022. The study included a total of 372 participants, selected through simple random sampling for kebele and systematic random sampling for individual participants. Data was collected using interviewer-administered structured questionnaires and subsequently coded, entered, cleaned, and edited using SPSS version 23.0 software. The presentation of data utilized tables and figures, followed by a logistic regression analysis to identify potential factors associated with pre-lacteal feeding. The significance level was set at a <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value less than 0.05 for the final model.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The prevalence of pre-lacteal feeding practice was 176 (47.3%) in the study area and having no maternal education (AOR\u2009=\u20093.68, 95% CI; [1.01\u20135.84] colostrum avoidance (AOR\u2009=\u20094.20, 95% CI; [2.03\u20136.86] and lack of breast feeding counseling (AOR\u2009=\u20092.00, 95% CI; 1.40\u20132.57), were factors associated with pre-lacteal feeding practices.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion and recommendation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Pre-lacteal feeding practice among mothers of children aged less than 6 months in Dilla town was found to be higher than the national prevalence. No formal education, colostrum avoidance, lack of breastfeeding counseling, were factors associated with pre-lacteal feeding practices. So awareness creation activities on the risks of PLF (pre-lacteal feeding) and improving breastfeeding counseling targeted to all mothers and care givers including their families within the study area is vital.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12887-024-04660-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,23]],"date-time":"2024-03-23T08:01:44Z","timestamp":1711180904000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Pre-lacteal feeding practice and associated factors among mothers having children aged less than six months in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Anteneh","family":"Gashaw","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haymanot","family":"Mitku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"4660_CR1","unstructured":"Mukuria AGKM, Abderrahim N. 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A letter of permission was obtained from Dilla University\u2019s Midwifery department then after the aim of the study was explained and written informed consent was obtained from participants. All participants were over the age of 18 years. For those who cannot write and read the consent form was read in front of witness (their friends, relatives and independent body of research team) and the witness also sign the consent form. The participants was informed that their responses will not result in any harm to them and was offered full rights and freedom to participate or not to participate. Participant\u2019s name and other personal identifiers were not collected and confidentiality was maintained. When ever found to have wrong information about PLF mothers were advised equally at the exit of the data collection. More over a leaflet which contain information about disadvantages of PLF was disseminated at the exit of data collection. 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