Abstract:
Background: Nowadays Bottle-feeding has become a practice in developed countries and urban
communities of developing countries. There is a current shift from traditional feeding practice
towards shorter breastfeeding and introduction of bottle-feeding. Feeding bottles are associated
with diarrheal disease morbidity and mortality as it is difficult to keep it clean especially in
developing countries. There is no study conducted in Ethiopia showing Assessment of under
nutrition and the Prevalence of Infections, Allergy and Diarrhea among Bottle Fed Infants and Its
Comparison with Non bottle fed infants, hence this study will provide an insight to practitioners,
researchers, and policy makers. Objective: To assess the under nutritional Status and the
Prevalence of Infections, Allergy and Diarrhea among Bottle Fed Infants and its Comparison
with Non bottle fed infants Aged 6-23 Months in Bole Sub City Health Centers, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia: Method: Institutional based case-control study was conducted from Nov 02-Nov 30,
2020 in Bole sub city health center, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. A total of 52 cases and 103 controls
were studied. Four health centers were randomly selected from Bole sub city and 162 mothers
who brought children to the health center were randomly selected and interviewed. Interviewer
administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were collected by trained data
collectors using structured questionnaires at facility setting. Data was entered and analyzed using
SPSS v20. Effects of bottle feeding were identified using multivariate analysis. Results: Among
the total of 52 cases 53.8% were wasted as compared to controls, thus there were higher
significant association between wasting and bottle feeding (AOR= 3.384, 95% C.I.: (1.330-8.60). Among other factors that were associated with bottle feeding, Mothers who delivered their
child with Cesarean Section (AOR= 4.091, 95% C.I: 1.59, 10.52), Husbands who works in a
governmental organizations (AOR= 5.032, 95% C.I: 1.866, 13.567) and diarrhea were associated
with bottle feeding (AOR =3.471, 95% C.I.: 1.07, 11.16). Conclusion and Recommendation: This
study has found that wasting, diarrheal infection; Mode of Delivery and Husband Occupation had
significant association with Bottle feeding. Therefore, counseling should be VI given to mothers
about the effect of bottle feeding and use of appropriate feeding to tackle under nutrition in
children. Key Words: Bottle Feeding, Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight