Trends in social inequalities in breastfeeding and infant formulas in Latin American countries between the 1990 and 2010 decades.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse trends of social inequality in breastfeeding and infant formula (IF) use in Latin America between 1990 and 2010 decades.

Design

Time-series cross-sectional study with data from Demographic and Health Surveys. We described the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), breastfeeding between 6 and 12 months (BF6-12) and IF for infants under 6 months (IF < 6) and between 6 and 12 months (IF6-12). Social inequalities were assessed using the slope index of inequality (SII) and concentration index (CIX). Trends in the prevalence of breastfeeding, IF and index of social inequality were analysed by a linear regression model with weighted least squares variance.

Setting

Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti and Peru.

Participants

SUBMITTER: Ferreira CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195538 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature