Sociocultural context of exclusive breastfeeding in Africa: A narrative review

• Published in: Health science reports Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. e2115 - n/a
• Main Authors: Amzat, Jimoh, Aminu, Kafayat, Matankari, Brisca, Ismail, Abbas, Almu, Bello, Kanmodi, Kehinde Kazeem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Africa; Babies; Breastfeeding & lactation; Children & youth; Culture; exclusive breastfeeding; Families & family life; Food; global public health; Malnutrition; Milk; Mothers; Narrative Review; Newborn babies; review; sociocultural; Traditions; Ethiopia; Africa; exclusive breastfeeding; mothers; global public health; review; sociocultural; Africa

Background and Aims Although exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has many benefits, it is not commonly practiced in several countries as a result of context‐specific challenges. EBF practice is thus a global health discourse because over 200 million children suffer from malnutrition despite the abundance...