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

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; Michael R. M. Abrigo; Eman Abu-Gharbieh; Abdelrahman I. Abushouk; Aishatu L. Adamu; Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji; Adeyinka Emmanuel Adegbosin; Victor Adekanmbi; Olatunji O. Adetokunboh; Marcela Agudelo-Botero; Budi Aji; Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi; Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh; Fahad Mashhour Alanezi; Turki M. Alanzi; James Albright; Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde-Rabanal; Biresaw Wassihun Alemu; Robert Kaba Alhassan; Beriwan Abdulqadir Ali; Saqib Ali; Cyrus Alinia; Vahid Alipour; Arianna Maever L. Amit; Dickson A. Amugsi; Etsay Woldu Anbesu; Robert Ancuceanu; Mina Anjomshoa; Fereshteh Ansari; Carl Abelardo T. Antonio; Davood Anvari; Jalal Arabloo; Amit Arora; Kurnia Dwi Artanti; Mulusew A. Asemahagn; Wondwossen Niguse Asmare; Maha Moh’d Wahbi Atout; null et al

doi:10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

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

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, Michael R. M. Abrigo, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Abdelrahman I. Abushouk, Aishatu L. Adamu, Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji, Adeyinka Emmanuel AdegbosinVictor Adekanmbi, Olatunji O. Adetokunboh, Marcela Agudelo-Botero, Budi Aji, Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi, Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh, Fahad Mashhour Alanezi, Turki M. Alanzi, James Albright, Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde-Rabanal, Biresaw Wassihun Alemu, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Beriwan Abdulqadir Ali, Saqib Ali, Cyrus Alinia, Vahid Alipour, Arianna Maever L. Amit, Dickson A. Amugsi, Etsay Woldu Anbesu, Robert Ancuceanu, Mina Anjomshoa, Fereshteh Ansari, Carl Abelardo T. Antonio, Davood Anvari, Jalal Arabloo, Amit Arora, Kurnia Dwi Artanti, Mulusew A. Asemahagn, Wondwossen Niguse Asmare, Maha Moh’d Wahbi Atout, et al

Western Sydney University

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

40 Citations (Scopus)

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1027-1045
Number of pages	19
Journal	Nature Human Behaviour
Volume	5
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6
Publication status	Published - 2021

Open Access - Access Right Statement

Â© The Author(s) 2021. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Access to Document

10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

Cite this

Bhattacharjee, N. V., Schaeffer, L. E., Hay, S. I., Lu, D., Schipp, M. F., Lazzar-Atwood, A., Donkers, K. M., Abady, G. G., Abd-Allah, F., Abdelalim, A., Abebo, Z. H., Abejie, A. N., Abosetugn, A. E., Abreu, L. G., Abrigo, M. R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, E., Abushouk, A. I., Adamu, A. L., Adedeji, I. A., ... et al (2021). Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(8), 1027-1045. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

@article{c0356dbaaa7046bf9f6ac50976e4cf18,

title = "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 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{\textquoteright}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.",

author = "Bhattacharjee, {Natalia V.} and Schaeffer, {Lauren E.} and Hay, {Simon I.} and Dan Lu and Schipp, {Megan F.} and Alice Lazzar-Atwood and Donkers, {Katie M.} and Abady, {Gdiom Gebreheat} and Foad Abd-Allah and Ahmed Abdelalim and Abebo, {Zeleke Hailemariam} and Abejie, {Ayenew Negesse} and Abosetugn, {Akine Eshete} and Abreu, {Lucas Guimar{\~a}es} and Abrigo, {Michael R. M.} and Eman Abu-Gharbieh and Abushouk, {Abdelrahman I.} and Adamu, {Aishatu L.} and Adedeji, {Isaac Akinkunmi} and Adegbosin, {Adeyinka Emmanuel} and Victor Adekanmbi and Adetokunboh, {Olatunji O.} and Marcela Agudelo-Botero and Budi Aji and Akinyemi, {Oluwaseun Oladapo} and Alamneh, {Alehegn Aderaw} and Alanezi, {Fahad Mashhour} and Alanzi, {Turki M.} and James Albright and Alcalde-Rabanal, {Jacqueline Elizabeth} and Alemu, {Biresaw Wassihun} and Alhassan, {Robert Kaba} and Ali, {Beriwan Abdulqadir} and Saqib Ali and Cyrus Alinia and Vahid Alipour and Amit, {Arianna Maever L.} and Amugsi, {Dickson A.} and Anbesu, {Etsay Woldu} and Robert Ancuceanu and Mina Anjomshoa and Fereshteh Ansari and Antonio, {Carl Abelardo T.} and Davood Anvari and Jalal Arabloo and Amit Arora and Artanti, {Kurnia Dwi} and Asemahagn, {Mulusew A.} and Asmare, {Wondwossen Niguse} and Atout, {Maha Moh{\textquoteright}d Wahbi} and {et al}",

year = "2021",

doi = "10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6",

language = "English",

volume = "5",

pages = "1027--1045",

journal = "Nature Human Behaviour",

issn = "2397-3374",

publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",

number = "8",

}

Bhattacharjee, NV, Schaeffer, LE, Hay, SI, Lu, D, Schipp, MF, Lazzar-Atwood, A, Donkers, KM, Abady, GG, Abd-Allah, F, Abdelalim, A, Abebo, ZH, Abejie, AN, Abosetugn, AE, Abreu, LG, Abrigo, MRM, Abu-Gharbieh, E, Abushouk, AI, Adamu, AL, Adedeji, IA, Adegbosin, AE, Adekanmbi, V, Adetokunboh, OO, Agudelo-Botero, M, Aji, B, Akinyemi, OO, Alamneh, AA, Alanezi, FM, Alanzi, TM, Albright, J, Alcalde-Rabanal, JE, Alemu, BW, Alhassan, RK, Ali, BA, Ali, S, Alinia, C, Alipour, V, Amit, AML, Amugsi, DA, Anbesu, EW, Ancuceanu, R, Anjomshoa, M, Ansari, F, Antonio, CAT, Anvari, D, Arabloo, J, Arora, A, Artanti, KD, Asemahagn, MA, Asmare, WN, Atout, MMW & et al 2021, 'Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018', Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 1027-1045. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018

AU - Bhattacharjee, Natalia V.

AU - Schaeffer, Lauren E.

AU - Hay, Simon I.

AU - Lu, Dan

AU - Schipp, Megan F.

AU - Lazzar-Atwood, Alice

AU - Donkers, Katie M.

AU - Abady, Gdiom Gebreheat

AU - Abd-Allah, Foad

AU - Abdelalim, Ahmed

AU - Abebo, Zeleke Hailemariam

AU - Abejie, Ayenew Negesse

AU - Abosetugn, Akine Eshete

AU - Abreu, Lucas Guimarães

AU - Abrigo, Michael R. M.

AU - Abu-Gharbieh, Eman

AU - Abushouk, Abdelrahman I.

AU - Adamu, Aishatu L.

AU - Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi

AU - Adegbosin, Adeyinka Emmanuel

AU - Adekanmbi, Victor

AU - Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.

AU - Agudelo-Botero, Marcela

AU - Aji, Budi

AU - Akinyemi, Oluwaseun Oladapo

AU - Alamneh, Alehegn Aderaw

AU - Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour

AU - Alanzi, Turki M.

AU - Albright, James

AU - Alcalde-Rabanal, Jacqueline Elizabeth

AU - Alemu, Biresaw Wassihun

AU - Alhassan, Robert Kaba

AU - Ali, Beriwan Abdulqadir

AU - Ali, Saqib

AU - Alinia, Cyrus

AU - Alipour, Vahid

AU - Amit, Arianna Maever L.

AU - Amugsi, Dickson A.

AU - Anbesu, Etsay Woldu

AU - Ancuceanu, Robert

AU - Anjomshoa, Mina

AU - Ansari, Fereshteh

AU - Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.

AU - Anvari, Davood

AU - Arabloo, Jalal

AU - Arora, Amit

AU - Artanti, Kurnia Dwi

AU - Asemahagn, Mulusew A.

AU - Asmare, Wondwossen Niguse

AU - Atout, Maha Moh’d Wahbi

AU - et al, null

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:62923

U2 - 10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

DO - 10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

M3 - Article

SN - 2397-3374

VL - 5

SP - 1027

EP - 1045

JO - Nature Human Behaviour

JF - Nature Human Behaviour

IS - 8

ER -

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

Abstract

Open Access - Access Right Statement

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this