Greater household food insecurity is associated with lower breast milk intake among infants in western Kenya

Volume: 15, Issue: 4
Published: Jul 29, 2019
Abstract
Household food insecurity has been hypothesized to negatively impact breastfeeding practices and breast milk intake, but this relationship has not been rigorously assessed. To generate an evidence base for breastfeeding recommendations among food-insecure mothers in settings where HIV is highly prevalent, we explored infant feeding practices among 119 mother-infant dyads in western Kenya at 6 and 24 weeks postpartum. We used the deuterium oxide...
Paper Details
Title
Greater household food insecurity is associated with lower breast milk intake among infants in western Kenya
Published Date
Jul 29, 2019
Volume
15
Issue
4
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