Outcomes of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as national laws: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, or 'the Code,' sets standards to regulate marketing of commercial milk formula (CMF) to protect breastfeeding. World Health Organization member states are advised to legislate the Code into national law, but understanding of its implementation outcomes is limited. This systematic review aimed to examine implementation outcomes in countries implementing the Code as national law.

Methods

We systematically searched five academic databases in September 2022 for articles published in English from 1982 to 2022. We double-screened titles/abstracts and then full texts for eligible articles reporting implementation outcomes of the Code in 144 eligible countries. We used the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool for qua

SUBMITTER: Topothai C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11438049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature