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Publication Open Access Determinants Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice Amongst Mothers With Children Ages Below Six Months Living In Dayah IdP Camp Mogadishu, Somalia(Mount Kenya University, 2021-10) Abdulle,Amal HusseinBreastfeeding is pivotal for the infant to grow healthy. The features influencing breastfeeding ought to be perceived so as to help it and give effective breastfeeding counselling. Prevalence of EBF is modest globally (35 percent), and it varies between 22 and 33 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The goal of this study was to look into the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding among mothers with children under the age of six months who live in the Dayah IDP Camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study specifically aimed at establishing knowledge level about exclusive breast feeding (EBF) among mothers with children below six months living in Dayah IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia; to determine socio-demographic factors that influence (EBF) in the camp and to determine socio-cultural factors affecting EBF in the IDP camp. The target population in the camp was 900 mothers with children. Study population worked out to 399 and 10% was added to account for loss of respondents. A total of 438 respondents were chosen for the study using systematic random sampling. A descriptive crossectional study design was deployed. Structured questionnaire was used to collect qualitative data. quantitative data were collected at the Camp from two Focus Groups Discussion comprising nine mothers who delivered at home with the assistance of Traditional Birth Attendants and nine who delivered who delivered at a healthcare facility within Dayah IDP camp. The gathered data was analyzed using statistical program for social studies (SPSS) Version 25 and a regression model was utilized to determine the association between variables. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Mount Kenya University ethical review committee. Study participants gave written consent prior to responding to the questionnaires. The findings on the respondents recorded that 92.7% were knowledgeable about EBF but only 20.1% of them were practing EBF, 44.6% provided water and breast milk although 76.2% believed that breast milk is sufficient for infants. In terms of age, marital status, literacy and employment 47.4% of the women were aged between 26 and 35 years, 73.2% of them were married, 56.1% were illiterate and 69.4% unemployed. Mothers with babies that were 6 months were 20.8% of whom 52.6% were females. In conclusion results of the study show that respondents' knowledge level and socio-cultural factors had a substantial impact on exclusive breastfeeding practices, however sociodemographic parameters had no impact. This gap could be explained by the huge number of respondents who acquired information from health facilities. The study subjects received accurate information from health facilities regardless of their demographic characteristics. It is recommended that programmes focusing on informing expectant mothers and those that are nursing infants about exclusive breast feeding be emphasised. In addition, impeding socio-cultural norms ought to be identified and addressed to enhance the WHO recommended practice of feeding babies below six months strictly on breast milk. Additionally, expectant mothers must be encouraged to deliver in health facilities where they are attended to by female trained staff and are coached to solely breastfeed the infants.