Influence of the Suchana intervention on exclusive breastfeeding and stunting among children aged under 6 months in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh

Autor: Md Ahshanul Haque, Barbie Zaman Wahid, Fahmida D. Farzana, S. M. Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Farina Naz, Sheikh S. Rahman, Towfida J. Siddiqua, A. S. G. Faruque, Nuzhat Choudhury, Tahmeed Ahmed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Maternal and Child Nutrition, Vol 19, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1740-8709
1740-8695
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13535
Popis: Abstract Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) provides significant health benefits to children. However, mothers may find it difficult to continue EBF for 6 months. The present analysis aimed to examine the influence of the Suchana intervention—a large‐scale programme implemented with the aim of improving the health and nutritional status of mothers and children from poor households in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh—on EBF and stunting among children under 6 months. Baseline and endline data were obtained from the Suchana evaluation. EBF was defined as an infant (
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