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Is unimpeded marketing for breast milk substitutes responsible for the decline in breastfeeding in the Philippines? An exploratory survey and focus group analysis

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  • Sobel, Howard L.
  • Iellamo, Alessandro
  • Raya, René R.
  • Padilla, Alexander A.
  • Olivé, Jean-Marc
  • Nyunt-U, Soe

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Infant mortality and morbidity risk is linked to formula usage. The proportion of Filipino infant formula users rose 6% between 2003 and 2008. It is hypothesized this rise resulted from aggressive formula industry marketing.

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  • Sobel, Howard L. & Iellamo, Alessandro & Raya, René R. & Padilla, Alexander A. & Olivé, Jean-Marc & Nyunt-U, Soe, 2011. "Is unimpeded marketing for breast milk substitutes responsible for the decline in breastfeeding in the Philippines? An exploratory survey and focus group analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 73(10), pages 1445-1448.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:73:y:2011:i:10:p:1445-1448
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.029
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    1. Rothstein, Jessica D. & Caulfield, Laura E. & Broaddus-Shea, Elena T. & Muschelli, John & Gilman, Robert H. & Winch, Peter J., 2020. "“The doctor said formula would help me”: Health sector influences on use of infant formula in peri-urban Lima, Peru," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 244(C).
    2. Abrigo, Michael R.M., 2016. "Who Weans with Commodity Price Shocks? Rice Prices and Breastfeeding in the Philippines," Research Paper Series DP 2016-28, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    3. Abrigo, Michael Ralph M., 2016. "Who Weans with Commodity Price Shocks? Rice Prices and Breastfeeding in the Philippines," Discussion Papers DP 2016-28, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    4. Rosa Rios & Hernan Riquelme & Sharif El Beshlawy, 2016. "Prescribing under the Influence: The Business of Breastmilk Substitutes," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 5(4), pages 1-15, September.

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