Maternal Employment in Low and Middle-income Countries and Infant Feeding

Completed

Conditions studied: Feeding Behavior, Maternal Health

In brief

Using cross-sectional samples from over 40 Demographic and Health Surveys, the investigators studied the association between maternal employment and 3 indicators of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF): exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among children less than 6 months old (N=39,791) and minimum diet diversity (MDD) and minimum meal frequency (MMF) (N=137,208) among children 6 to 23 months old. Mothers were categorized as formally employed, informally employed, or non-employed. The investigators first used adjusted logistic regression models to assess the associations within each country. The investigators then used meta-analysis to pool associations across all countries and by region.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03209999

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

39791

Starts

2017-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-11

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 2. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Last born child, ages 1 to < 24 months
• Child living with mother

You may not qualify if…

• Complete data available for maternal employment, children's dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency data
• Complete covariates available for maternal education, maternal age, marital status, parity, morbidity in the past 2 weeks, child age, and urban/rural status

Where it is running

• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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