Barriers to breastfeeding are shaped by sociocultural context: an exploratory qualitative study in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breastfeeding practice is still not optimum in Bangladesh. Understanding barriers to breastfeeding is needed to prevent harmful practices. This study aimed to understand barriers to breastfeeding among infants and young children in Bangladesh.

Methods

This qualitative study was conducted in five rural sub-districts and one urban slum in Bangladesh. We conceptualized that barriers to breastfeeding can be broadly grouped into individual, society, and system level barriers. We conducted in-depth interviews with 33 breastfeeding mothers and 13 grandmothers of breastfed children (total n = 46 interviews). We observed 23 of these infants and young children being breastfed. These data were supplemented by 3 focus group discussions held with the children's fathers. We man

SUBMITTER: Uddin MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature