Progress toward the world health assembly nutrition targets is too slow

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dc.creatorInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:50:29Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:50:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:58:19Z
dc.descriptionWe conducted this analysis to examine determinants of the knowledge‐practice gap in early and exclusive breastfeeding (BF). In a cross‐sectional survey, we interviewed 10,834 mothers with children aged 0−23 months old in 11 of 63 provinces of Viet Nam about BF practices, knowledge, barriers and support. The knowledge‐practice gap was defined when a mother knew about the benefit but did not perform the corresponding practice. The proportion of mothers with a knowledge‐practice gap in early and exclusive BF was 34% and 66%, respectively. Mothers were ~10% less likely to have a knowledge‐practice gap in early BF if they received BF advice and support from a health worker during pregnancy or at birth (P < 0.05; Poisson regression). The gap, however, was 60%, 140% and 20% more likely to occur among those with hospital delivery, cesarean delivery and BF difficulty, respectively (P < 0.05 for all). For exclusive BF, a 25% reduction in the gap was found if a mother believed that people who are important to her support exclusive BF (P < 0.001). A 5% increase in the gap was found among mothers who were exposed to infant formula advertising daily (P < 0.01). To reduce the knowledge‐practice gap in early BF, programs should focus on strengthening support by health staff and minimizing health‐facility related barriers. For exclusive BF, programs should focus on addressing socio‐cultural barriers.Grant Funding Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Alive & Thrive Initiative, managed by FHI360
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90830
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295643
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2014. Progress toward the world health assembly nutrition targets is too slow. In Global nutrition report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world's progress on nutrition. International Food Policy Research Institute. Chapter 3 Pp. 15-21. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150026
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectdata
dc.subjectchild wasting
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectmeasurement
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectsocial safety nets
dc.subjectsustainable development goals
dc.subjectbirth weight
dc.subjectnutritional status
dc.subjectnutrition security
dc.subjectanaemia
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectindicators
dc.subjecthunger
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.titleProgress toward the world health assembly nutrition targets is too slow
dc.typeBook Chapter

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