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

Authors
 Natalia V Bhattacharjee  ;  Lauren E Schaeffer  ;  Simon I Hay  ;  Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators 
Citation
 NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, Vol.5(8) : 1027-1045, 2021-08 
Journal Title
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Issue Date
2021-08
MeSH
Breast Feeding / statistics & numerical data* ; Breast Feeding / trends ; Developing Countries / statistics & numerical data* ; Geography ; Health Status Disparities ; Humans ; Policy Making ; Prevalence ; Public Policy ; Spatial Analysis
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.
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DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Shin, Jae Il(신재일) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-1820
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/187745
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