Comprehensive care of infants: development and evaluation of an intervention strategy to enhance the promotion of health and quality of life of infants 2007 - 2010
Completed
- Conditions
- Infant feeding practicesPregnancy and ChildbirthInfant feeding
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN46535923
- Lead Sponsor
- The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12800
Inclusion Criteria
Participants are all infants living in the community area served by health centres included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
The only exclusion criteria identified is the patient's refusal to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants up to 6 months of age<br>2. Prevalence of recommended infant feeding practices (continued breastfeeding and three complementary feeds/day) at 6 - 11 months<br>3. Prevalence of Body Mass Index (BMI)/age equal of greater than 2SD at 6 - 11 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Diarrhoea and pneumonia in the 2 weeks before interview<br>2. Hospitalisations in the past year (and their cause)
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