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Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018
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posted on 2023-06-10, 02:18 authored by Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Lauren E Schaeffer, Simon I Hay, Dan Lu, Megan F Schipp, Alice Lazzar-Atwood, Katie M Donkers, Gdiom Gebreheat Abady, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Zeleke Hailemariam Abebo, Ayenew Negesse Abejie, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Kebede Kassaye, Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators, OthersExclusive 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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Nature Human BehaviourISSN
2397-3374Publisher
Nature ResearchExternal DOI
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8Volume
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1027-1045Event location
EnglandDepartment affiliated with
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2022-01-14First Open Access (FOA) Date
2022-01-14First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2022-01-14Usage metrics
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