Brazilian Breastfeeding Network Impact on Exclusive Breastfeeding Prevalence, 2011

A cross-sectional study of 916 infants under six months old in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, in 2011. Data on breastfeeding and outpatient care location were collected during the National Vaccination Campaign. The study was authored by Adriana Passanha and analyzes the association between healthcare facility accreditation by the Brazilian Breastfeeding Network and exclusive breastfeeding rates.

Use Cases

• Modeling the association between healthcare accreditation and breastfeeding outcomes based on the described factor of outpatient care type.
• Analyzing dose-response relationships in public health interventions using the described prevalence ratios and confidence intervals.
• Studying geographic and temporal patterns of infant feeding practices based on the 2011 data collection in Southeastern Brazil.

Strengths

• Sample size of 916 infants provides a basis for statistical analysis.
• Data collection was tied to a national campaign, which likely aided in gathering a representative sample for the location and time.
• Analysis includes adjusted prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals, indicating a structured statistical approach.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation for the underlying dataset are unknown.
• Data is from a single city in 2011, which may limit generalizability to other regions or time periods.
• Last update date and data freshness are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Adriana Passanha via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study; data collected during the 2011 National Vaccination Campaign in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.

Time Range

2011

Geography

Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil.