Evidence of Violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes since the Adoption by the World Health Assembly in 1981: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol

Genevieve E. Becker, Constance Ching, Paul Zambrano, Allison Burns, Jennifer Cashin and Roger Mathisen
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Genevieve E. Becker: BEST Services, H91T22T Galway, Ireland
Constance Ching: Alive & Thrive Southeast Asia/FHI 360, Washington, DC 20009-5721, USA
Paul Zambrano: Alive & Thrive Southeast Asia/FHI 360, Manila 1101, Philippines
Allison Burns: FHI 360, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Jennifer Cashin: Alive & Thrive Southeast Asia/FHI 360, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA
Roger Mathisen: Alive & Thrive Southeast Asia/FHI 360, Hanoi 11022, Vietnam

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: This is the protocol for a scoping review that aims to systematically explore and summarise the published evidence of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) and subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions globally. The planned scoping review will seek to identify what research has been conducted on the topic, examine the geographic spread and nature of violations, and summarise knowledge gaps. The Code was adopted in 1981 by the World Health Assembly to protect infant health, in particular from aggressive and inappropriate marketing of breastmilk substitutes including formula and related products. Non-compliance with the Code or violations are described in reports, however, no existing systematic review of the global research appears to have been conducted that encompasses the varied disciplines including health, economics, and gender. The review will inform international and national decision-makers on the nature of violations and potentially highlight the need for new modalities to regulate this marketing. The proposed scoping review will use the six-step process of Arksey and O’Malley which includes defining the research question; identifying the relevant literature; selecting studies; charting the data; collating, summarising and reporting the findings; and will include a consultative group.

Keywords: scoping review; protocol; Code of Marketing; breast-milk substitutes; infant formula; marketing; child nutrition; breast-feeding; violation; compliance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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