Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018
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Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018
Bhattacharjee, N. V.; Schaeffer, L. E.; Hay, S. I.; Lu, D.; Schipp, M. F.; Lazzar-Atwood, A. & Donkers, K. M. et al. (2021)
Nature Human Behaviour, 5(8) pp. 1027-1045. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6
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- Authors Group
- Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators
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- Bhattacharjee, Natalia V.; Schaeffer, Lauren E.; Hay, Simon I.; Lu, Dan; Schipp, Megan F.; Lazzar-Atwood, Alice; Donkers, Katie M.; Abady, Gdiom Gebreheat; Abd-Allah, Foad; Abdelalim, Ahmed; Hay, Simon I.
- Abstract
- Abstract Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)—giving infants only breast-milk for the first 6 months of life—is a component of optimal breastfeeding practices effective in preventing child morbidity and mortality. EBF practices are known to vary by population and comparable subnational estimates of prevalence and progress across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are required for planning policy and interventions. Here we present a geospatial analysis of EBF prevalence estimates from 2000 to 2018 across 94 LMICs mapped to policy-relevant administrative units (for example, districts), quantify subnational inequalities and their changes over time, and estimate probabilities of meeting the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target (WHO GNT) of ≥70% EBF prevalence by 2030. While six LMICs are projected to meet the WHO GNT of ≥70% EBF prevalence at a national scale, only three are predicted to meet the target in all their district-level units by 2030.
- Issue Date
- 2021
- Journal
- Nature Human Behaviour
- eISSN
- 2397-3374
- Language
- English
