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

Breast Feeding Clinical Trial

— WIC breastfeed  

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03390660
• Other study ID #: 2017-001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 28, 2017
• Last updated: December 28, 2017
• Start date: January 1, 1999
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: Old Dominion University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13771
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2014
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 1 Month to 72 Months

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Feeding

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Old Dominion University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Everbreastfeeding	whether the child has ever been breastfed	till age 5
Primary	Breastfeeding at 6 months	whether the child was breastfed at age 6 months	till age 6 months