ArticleFood and nutrition bulletin2017
Breastfeeding Duration and Adolescent Educational Outcomes: Longitudinal Evidence From India.
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- Impact of Early Bonding During the Maternal Sensitive Period on Long-Term Effects: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Association between breastfeeding duration and educational achievement in England: results from the Millennium Cohort Study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2023Article
- Effects of exclusive breastfeeding on educational attainment and longitudinal trajectories of grade progression among children in a 13-year follow-up study in Malawi.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Relationship between early-life nutrition and ages at menarche and first pregnancy, and childbirth rates of young adults: Evidence from APCAPS in India.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- Breastfeeding, schooling, and income: Insights from the Indonesian Family Life Survey.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
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- Erratum issuedCorrigendum.2019
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Abstract
objectiveThere is a significant evidence gap on the long-term educational benefits of longer breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries. We estimated the association between duration of (any) breastfeeding and educational outcomes of Indian children.
methodsWe used regression analysis to examine the association between the length of breastfeeding (in months) and future education outcomes on the basis of 2 data sets: (1) data from a follow-up survey known as the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS, 2003-2005) of 1165 children aged 13 to 18 years from a controlled nutrition trial originally conducted in South India during the period of 1987 to 1990; and (2) nationally representative data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS-2, 2011-2012) of 6121 children aged 6 to 12 years.
resultsIn APCAPS, children with >36 months of breastfeeding scored 0.28 (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.00-0.56; P < .05) higher on tests than those with up to 12 months of breastfeeding. In the nationally representative IHDS-2 data, above-median breastfeeding duration was associated with 0.1 year (95% CI: 0.04-0.16; P < .01) higher educational attainment. In IHDS-2, >12 to 24 months and >24 months of breastfeeding were associated with 0.12 (95% CI: 0.01-0.23; P < .05) and 0.19 years of (95% CI: 0.05-0.34; P < .05) higher educational attainment, respectively, than for those with up to 6 months of breastfeeding. In additional analyses by sex, we found that the benefits of breastfeeding accrued primarily to boys.
conclusionBreastfeeding duration was associated with small gains in educational outcomes for boys but not for girls in India.
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