Number of paediatric associations that receive financial support* from manufacturers of breast-milk substitutes based on website review, by type of support
| World (n=114) | Africa (n=21) | Americas (n=28) | Asia (n=30) | Europe (n=32) | Oceania (n=3) | |
| Any financial support n, (%) | 68 (60%) | 8 (38%) | 23 (82%) | 15 (50%) | 21 (66%) | 1 (33%) |
| Sponsorship n, (%) | 60 (53%) | 8 (38%) | 20 (71%) | 13 (43%) | 19 (59%) | 0 (0%) |
| Funding of journals, newsletters or other publications | 4 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Funding for conferences and events | 43 (38%) | 7 (33%) | 13 (46%) | 7 (23%) | 16 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
| Funding for scholarships, fellowship, grants and awards | 10 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (18%) | 3 (10%) | 2 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Funding for websites or general use | 15 (13%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (18%) | 3 (10%) | 5 (16%) | 0 (0%) |
| Purpose of funding not stated | 16 (14%) | 5 (24%) | 7 (25%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
| Payment for services n, (%) | 31 (27%) | 1 (5%) | 14 (50%) | 5 (17%) | 10 (31%) | 1 (33%) |
| Paid advertisements in publications | 14 (12%) | 1 (5%) | 5 (18%) | 3 (10%) | 5 (16%) | 0 (0%) |
| Exhibitor space at conferences or events | 22 (19%) | 1 (5%) | 10 (36%) | 2 (7%) | 8 (25%) | 1 (33%) |
*Financial support includes sponsorship, for which no specific services are provided to the donor other than acknowledgement, and payment for services.