Factors influencing the implementation of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorCarroll, G.
dc.contributor.authorAtuobi-Yeboah, A.
dc.contributor.authorHromi-Fiedler, A.
dc.contributor.authorAryeetey, R.
dc.contributor.authorSafon, C.
dc.contributor.authorPérez-Escamilla, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-10T09:59:44Z
dc.date.available2019-06-10T09:59:44Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractBecoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) is an initiative designed to help countries assess their readiness to scale‐up breastfeeding programs and develop key recommendations to strengthen their breastfeeding environment. In 2016, Ghana was one of two countries to first pilot BBF. In applying BBF, a committee of 15 Ghanaian nutrition, health, and breastfeeding experts implemented the BBF toolbox over 8 months. Following implementation, semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 committee members (CMs) to (a) identify facilitators and barriers to implement BBF and (b) determine factors needed to strengthen the breastfeeding environment in Ghana. Using a grounded theory approach, five domains were identified. First, a dynamic committee of key stakeholders drove the implementation of BBF. Second, CMs faced some logistical and methodological challenges, including difficulty accessing data and the need for strong in‐country technical support for adhering to the BBF process. Third, CMs felt well positioned to facilitate and lead the dissemination and implementation of recommendations. Fourth, accountability would be essential to properly translate recommendations. Fifth, to move recommendations to action, advocacy would be a required first step, and BBF was proposed to facilitate this step. BBF provided an in‐depth analysis of Ghana's current breastfeeding environment to help Ghana strengthen its breastfeeding governance, policies, and programs while informing CMs' government and non‐governmental organizations' breastfeeding efforts.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12787
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30575
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMaternal and Child Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectImplementation scienceen_US
dc.subjectScale-upen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectHealth policyen_US
dc.titleFactors influencing the implementation of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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