| Have policy responses in Nigeria resulted in improvements in infant and young child feeding practices in Nigeria? |
| Authors: |
Felix A. Ogbo, Andrew Page, John Idoko, Fernanda Claudio, and Kingsley E. Agho |
| Source: |
International Breastfeeding Journal , 12:9; DOI: 10.1186/s13006-017-0101-5 |
| Topic(s): |
Child health
Children under five
Nutrition
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| Country: |
Africa
Nigeria
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| Published: |
FEB 2017 |
| Abstract: |
Background
Nigeria initiated a range of programs and policies (from 1992 to 2005) to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. However, the prevalence of children fed in accordance with IYCF recommendations in Nigeria remains low. This paper presents time trends in IYCF practices in Nigeria for the period (1999–2013), and considers trends in the context of key national policy responses and initiatives.
Methods
Prevalence and percentage change (including 95% confidence intervals) of IYCF indicators were investigated over the period 1999–2013 based on a total of 88,152 maternal responses from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys, (n?=?8,199 in 1999; n?=?7,620 in 2003; n?=?33,385 in 2008 and n?=?38,948 in 2013).
Results
Early or timely initiation of breastfeeding decreased significantly by 4.3% (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: -8.1, -0.5; p?=?0.0280 for the period (1999–2013); while exclusive breastfeeding remained unchanged 1.6% (95% CI: -2.7, 5.9; p?=?0.478). From 2003 to 2013, minimum meal frequency increased significantly by 13.8% (95% CI: 9.9, 17.8; p?
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| Web: |
https://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13006-017-0101-5?site=internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com |
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