Exclusive breastfeeding practices and its determinants in Indian infants: findings from the National Family Health Surveys-4 and 5.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in infants for the first 6 months of life. This analysis aims to estimate the proportion of Indian infants exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months using the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS)-4 and 5, and further, determine factors associated with EBF practices.

Methods

EBF for this analysis was defined as when infants received only breast milk and no complementary feeds (solid food, water, animal milk, baby formula, juice, and fortified food) in the last 24 h prior to the survey. The proportion of infants exclusively breastfed was plotted from birth to 6 months as per the age of children at the time of the survey, and this was computed for individual states, union territories, an

SUBMITTER: Reddy N S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature