Effect of caesarian section delivery on breastfeeding initiation in Nigeria: logit-based decomposition and subnational analysis of cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates caesarian section (CS) and vaginal delivery disparity, impact and contributions to timely initiation of breastfeeding (TIBF) to guide evidence-based strategy for improved breastfeeding practice.

Design and settings

A cross-sectional (population-based) analysis of 19 101 non-missing breastfeeding data from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey collected via a two-stage stratified-random sampling across the 37 states in the 6 geopolitical-zones of Nigeria.

Participants

Complete responses from reproductive-age women (15-49 years) who had at least a childbirth in the last 5 years prior to the 2018 survey.

Main outcome measures

TIBF, that is, breastfeeding initiation within the first hour of newborn life is the outcome, CS is

SUBMITTER: Oyedele OK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature