Journal article
Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018
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 …
Authors
Bhattacharjee NV; Schaeffer LE; Hay SI
Journal
Nature Human Behaviour, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 1027–1045
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6
ISSN
2397-3374