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SynthesisMaternal & child nutrition2015

Factors influencing breastfeeding exclusivity during the first 6 months of life in developing countries: a quantitative and qualitative systematic review.

Olukunmi Omobolanle Balogun, Amarjagal Dagvadorj, Kola Mathew Anigo, Erika Ota, Satoshi Sasaki

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Synthesis in Maternal & child nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers, 20 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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124citing papers in PubMed, 20 pooled it
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed, 20 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 297 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Olukunmi Omobolanle BalogunDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Amarjagal DagvadorjDepartment of Health Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kola Mathew AnigoDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Erika OtaDepartment of Health Policy, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi SasakiDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, School of Public Health, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ahmadu Bello University · NGDepartment of Health · IEKyoto University · JPNational Center For Child Health and Development · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breastfeeding is the most advantageous feeding option for infants, and epidemiological studies provide evidence for its promotion. The objective of this review was to comprehensively delineate the barriers and facilitators of exclusive breastfeeding of infants aged 0-6 months old by mothers in developing countries. A search of CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO was carried out to retrieve studies from January 2001 to January 2014. Using our inclusion criteria, we selected studies that described barriers and facilitators of exclusive breastfeeding. Qualitative and quantitative studies were considered. Twenty-five studies involving 11 025 participants from 19 countries were included. Barriers and facilitators of exclusive/full breastfeeding were identified, analysed tabulated and summarised in this review. Maternal employment was the most frequently cited barrier to exclusive breastfeeding. Maternal perceptions of insufficient breast milk supply was pervasive among studies while medical barriers related to illness of mothers and/or infants as well as breast problems, rather than health care providers. Socio-cultural factors such as maternal and significant other's beliefs about infant nutrition also often constitute strong barriers to exclusive breastfeeding. Despite these barriers, mothers in developing countries often possess certain personal characteristics and develop strategic plans to enhance their success at breastfeeding. Health care providers should be informed about the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding and provide practical anticipatory guidance targeted at overcoming these barriers. In so doing, health care providers in developing countries can contribute to improving maternal and child health outcomes.

Indexed as

Breast FeedingDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaMolecular Sequence Databarriersbreastfeedingbreastfeeding supportdeveloping countriesexclusive breastfeedingfacilitators

Identifiers

PMID25857205
PMCPMC6860250
OpenAlexW1895535275

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