Open AccessConsistency of the determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana: insights from four Demographic and Health Survey datasets
Author(s) -
Precious Adade Duodu,
Henry Ofori Duah,
Veronica Millicent Dzomeku,
Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah,
Josephine Mensah,
Ernest Darkwah,
Pascal Agbadi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1876-3413
pISSN - 1876-3405
DOI - 10.1093/inthealth/ihaa017
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , residence , caesarean section , demography , medicine , environmental health , pediatrics , geography , pregnancy , sociology , biology , genetics
Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is a key strategy in averting neonatal deaths. However, studies on the facilitators and risk factors for EIBF are rare in Ghana. We examined trends in EIBF and its major facilitators and risk factors in Ghana using data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 1998 to 2014.