| Autor: |
Mbuya, Mduduzi N N, Matare, Cynthia R, Tavengwa, Naume V, Chasekwa, Bernard, Ntozini, Robert, Majo, Florence D, Chigumira, Ancikaria, Chasokela, Cynthia M Z, Prendergast, Andrew J, Moulton, Lawrence H, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J, Humphrey, Jean H |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Current Developments in Nutrition |
| ISSN: |
2475-2991 |
| Popis: |
Background Suboptimal breastfeeding contributes to >800,000 global child deaths annually. Optimal breastfeeding includes early initiation (EI) and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 mo. Objectives We tested the hypothesis that an intervention targeting context and infant age-specific barriers to EI and EBF will achieve a higher EI and EBF prevalence than those of women participating in the concurrently conducted 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (Z-DHS). Methods We designed an intervention to promote EI and EBF, and implemented it within the Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial in rural Zimbabwe. Intervention modules were delivered at 4 perinatal time points by government-employed village health workers. We compared EI and EBF prevalence among SHINE women who provided outcomes at 1 mo (n = 2442) and 3 mo (n = 2728), with women in the 2015 Z-DHS. Results In cross-sectional analyses EI prevalence was 86.6% and 64.3% in the SHINE and Z-DHS samples, respectively; absolute difference (95% CI) = 22.4% (17.5%, 27.3%). EBF prevalence was similarly high (>80%) in both surveys during the first month of life; during 1 to |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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