Mapping Inequalities in Exclusive Breastfeeding in Low- And Middle-Income Countries, 2000–2018

• Main Authors: Bhattacharjee, Natalia V, Schaeffer, Laauren E, Hay, Simon I, Amit, Arianna Maever L, Pepito, Veincent Christian F, Collaborators, Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding, co-authors, 477
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Demography, Population, and Ecology; Maternal and Child Health; Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/41; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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 p...