Is increasing urbanicity associated with changes in breastfeeding duration in rural India? An analysis of cross-sectional household data from the Andhra Pradesh children and parents study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether village-level urbanicity and lower level socioeconomic factors are associated with breastfeeding practices in transitioning rural communities in India.

Setting

29 villages in Ranga Reddy district, southern India between 2011 and 2014.

Participants

7848 children under 6 years identified via a cross-sectional household survey conducted as part of the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study.

Outcome measures

Two key indicators of optimal breastfeeding: termination of exclusive breastfeeding before 6 months and discontinuation of breastfeeding by 24 months. Village urbanicity was classified as low, medium or high according to satellite assessed night-light intensity.

Results

Breastfeeding initiation was almost universal, an

SUBMITTER: Oakley L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623574 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature