Time trends and social inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices: national estimates from Brazil's Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the time trends and socio-economic inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices in accordance with the Brazilian deprivation index (BDI).

Design

This time-series study analysed the prevalence of multiple breast-feeding and complementary feeding indicators based on data from the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008-2019. Prais-Winsten regression models were used to analyse time trends. Annual percent change (APC) and 95 % CI were calculated.

Setting

Primary health care services, Brazil.

Participants

Totally, 911 735 Brazilian children under 2 years old.

Results

Breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices differed between the extreme BDI quintiles. Overall, the results were more favourable in the m

SUBMITTER: de Souza GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature