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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

Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018

Bhattacharjee, N. V ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6
  3. Publisher: Nature Research , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. 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. © 2021, The Author(s)
  6. Keywords:
  7. Breast feeding ; Developing country ; Geography ; Health disparity ; Human ; Management ; Prevalence ; Public policy ; Spatial analysis ; Breast Feeding ; Developing Countries ; Geography ; Health Status Disparities ; Humans ; Policy Making ; Prevalence ; Public Policy ; Spatial Analysis
  8. Source: Nature Human Behaviour ; Volume 5, Issue 8 , 2021 , Pages 1027-1045 ; 23973374 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01108-6