The effect of the implementation of the international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes on child mortality in Ghana and Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes is an important instrument to protect and promote appropriate infant and young child feeding and the safe use of commercial milk formulas. Ghana and Tanzania implemented the Code into national legislation in 2000 and 1994, respectively. We aimed to estimate the effects of the Code implementation on child mortality (CM) in both countries.

Setting

The countries analysed were Ghana and Tanzania.

Participants

For CM and HIV rates, data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation from up to 2019 were used. Data for income and skilled birth rates were retrieved from the World Bank, for fertility from the World Population Prospects, for vaccination from the Global Health Observatory and for emp

SUBMITTER: Lima Constantino J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature