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This data article presents the supplementary material for the review paper “Role of acceptability barriers in delayed diagnosis of Tuberculosis: Literature review from high burden countries” (Barnabishvili et al., in press) [1]. General overview of 12 qualitative papers, including the details about authors, years of publication, data source locations, study objectives, overview of methods, study population characteristics, as well as the details of intervention and the outcome parameters of the papers are summarized in the first two tables included to the article. Quality assessment process of the methodological strength of 12 papers and the results of the critical appraisal are further described and summarized in the second part of the article.

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Background: Breastfeeding is recognized as an important public health issue with high social and economic implications. Improved breastfeeding practices could save 1.4 million children annually from starvation and substantially reduce the burden due to communicable and non-communicable diseases in infants. The WHO recommends onset of breastfeeding within one hour after birth, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and breastfeeding for two years. Known factors impacting on breastfeeding are social determinants exacerbating health disparities in infants. The "development of guidelines that promote health equity and are appropriate to the cultural and social context" is part of the people-centered care approach. Addressing social determinants in respective guidelines as well as taking into account the different breastfeeding stages are neceesary steps to scale up breastfeeding rates for vulnerable mothers and their children.