Violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (WHO Code) in two Ecuadorian cities

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (World Health Organization [WHO] Code) in Ecuador's two main cities, Quito and Guayaquil. The WHO Net Code Protocol was applied. It examines compliance with the WH...

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Published in:Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2021-07, Vol.87-88, p.111206-111206, Article 111206
Main Authors: Caicedo-Borrás, Rocio, Díaz, Adrián, Bertha, Jennifer, Silva-Jaramillo, Katherine M., Rivas Mariño, Gabriela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Babies
Baby foods
Breast cancer
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Breastmilk substitutes
Brochures
Children
Children & youth
Cities
Drug stores
Ecuador
Female
Health care facilities
Health facilities
Humans
Infant
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
Interviews
Labels
Marketing
Marketing - standards
Mass media
Medical personnel
Milk Substitutes
Milk, Human
Pharmacy
Public health
Radio stations
Regulatory mechanisms (biology)
Social networks
Substitutes
Supermarkets
Television advertising
Violations
Womens health
World Health Organization
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Summary:The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (World Health Organization [WHO] Code) in Ecuador's two main cities, Quito and Guayaquil. The WHO Net Code Protocol was applied. It examines compliance with the WHO Code by: (1) Interviews with health professionals and mothers of children
ISSN:0899-9007
1873-1244
DOI:10.1016/j.nut.2021.111206