The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the baby-friendly community initiative and maternal infant and young child nutrition in Kenya
On balance, the pandemic negatively impacted the BFCI, MCH services and MIYCN practices in Kenya. In such a context, there is a need for innovative approaches to ensure continued provision of and access to facilities and community health services in the future if the country finds itself in a similar position with the challenges of a pandemic. The pandemic revealed that remote working support policies could have the potential to improve breastfeeding and complementary feeding for working women but further evidence is needed to fully evaluate this.
Authors
- Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-616X)
- Patrick Waterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5296-427X)
- Ajibola Ogunsola
- Paula Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9724)
- Milka Wanjohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-4762)
- Calistus Wilunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-6534)
- Tomi Jun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2120-1704)
- Antuela A. Tako (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-3620)
- Antonina Mutoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-4961)
- Maureen J. Koech
Institutions
- Loughborough University (GB)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22670-y
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UNICEF
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research