Intro -- Acknowledgment -- Abstract -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Questions and Objectives -- 1.2 Structure of the Dissertation -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 2.1 Breastfeeding -- 2.2 The Concept of Health -- 2.3 Health Inequalities, Health Literacy and the Role of Health Behavior -- 2.3.1 Individual Factors -- 2.3.2 Institutional Factors -- 2.4 Health Literacy as a Connector -- 2.5 Theoretical Framework of this Work -- 3 The Mexican Case: Socioeconomic Foundations -- 3.1 Latin America -- 3.2 Institutional Framework: Welfare and Healthcare in Latin America -- 3.3 Socioeconomic Situation of Mexico -- 3.4 Mexican Health Policy, Health Indicators, and Health Expenditure -- 3.5 Mexico's Divided Public Healthcare System -- 3.6 Women and the Issue of Breastfeeding in Mexico -- 4 Data & -- Methods -- 4.1 Quantitative Analysis -- 4.1.1 UNICEF's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey -- 4.1.2 Mexican MICS -- 4.1.3 The Analysis Sample and Inclusion Criteria -- 4.1.4 Measured Variables -- 4.1.5 Analytical Strategy -- 4.2 Qualitative Analysis -- 4.2.1 Interview Setting and Selection of Interviewees -- 4.2.2 Development of the Interview Guideline -- 4.2.3 Transcripts -- 4.2.4 Analytical Method -- 4.2.5 Analytical Strategy-Coding Scheme -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Quantitative Results: Opportunities and Barriers to the Breastfeeding Decision -- 5.1.1 Descriptive Findings in the Quantitative Analysis -- 5.1.2 |