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Case Study: Uganda Infant and Young Child Feeding Programme Review

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UNICEF. (2009). Case Study: Uganda Infant and Young Child Feeding Programme Review (pp. 47).

Methods: This case study is one of six in a review of the contributions of UNICEF and its partners to infant and young child feeding (IYCF). The Uganda study involved a review of relevant documents, a visit to Uganda from October 27 – November 4, 2008, interviews with 24 key informants, and a stakeholder workshop.

Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Trends: Uganda has a strong breastfeeding culture. In 1995 the exclusive breastfeeding rate for infants 0-5 months was 57 percent. The rate increased in 2000/01 to 63 percent and then dropped to 60 percent in 2006. Median duration of breastfeeding during this period remained around 20 months. The reason for the decline of early initiation of breastfeeding (within the first hour) from 51 percent in 1995 to 42 percent in 2006 is unclear. The reduction in the traditional practice of prelacteal feeding from 64 percent in 2000/01 to 54 percent in 2006 and an increase in the percentage of mothers giving complementary foods to infants 6-9 months olds are encouraging signs. However, almost one- fourth of children between 6-23 months of age do not meet the minimum standard for three indicators: consumption of breastmilk or other milk, food diversity, and feeding frequency. This explains in part the continuing high rates of undernutrition in Uganda.