Trends in Breastfeeding Disparity in U.S. Infants by WIC Eligibility and Participation (WIC breastfeed)

Trends in Breastfeeding Disparity in U.S. Infants by WIC Eligibility and Participation: Evidence From NHANES 1999-2014

This is a secondary data analysis study that uses nationally representative data to examine the trends in breastfeeding disparities between Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program eligible children vs. non-eligible children and eligible participants vs. eligible non-participants.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Feeding
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: WIC program participation

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 13771

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 month to 6 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A nationally representative sample surveyed in NHANES 1999-2014

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• infants or children surveyed in NHANES 1999-2014 aged younger than 72 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• infants or children with missing information in breastfeeding, WIC participation, or other major socio-demographics, such as income

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
birth cohorts; born in 1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2009, 2010-2014	Other: WIC program participation; WIC program is a welfare program in the U.S. to provide nutritional supplements to low-income women, infants, and children.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Everbreastfeeding	whether the child has ever been breastfed	till age 5
Breastfeeding at 6 months	whether the child was breastfed at age 6 months	till age 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Old Dominion University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 1999
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): December 31, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 28, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 28, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): January 4, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 4, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 28, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2017-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No