Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ghana has achieved significant progress in breastfeeding practices in the past two decades. Further progress is, however, limited by insufficient government funding and declining donor support for breastfeeding programs. The current study pretested feasibility of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) toolbox in Ghana, to assess the existing enabling environment and gaps for scaling-up effective actions.

Methods

Between June 2016 and April 2017, a 15-person expert country committee drawn from government and non-government agencies was established to implement the BBF toolbox. The committee used the BBF index (BBFI), comprising of 54 benchmarks and eight gears of the Breastfeeding Gear Model (advocacy; political will; legislation and policy; funding and r

SUBMITTER: Aryeetey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6042403 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature