Pilot study in rural setting in Kenya to determine whether the baby friendly community initiative (BFCI) will work
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- utritionNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN03467700
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Academy of Sciences (NAS) (USA)
- Brief Summary
2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26416177 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29739374
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant women who consent to participate in the study
2. Aged between 15 - 49 years old in Koibatek sub-county, Baringo County, Kenya
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women of reproductive age who will have given birth before receiving at least one counselling session particularly regarding exclusive breastfeeding.
2. Women who lose the pregnancy and/or have a still-birth
3. Women who are lost to follow-up during pregnancy
4. Mother-child pairs of children with a disability that makes delivery of the intervention difficult e.g. hearing or sight problem, or mental handicap
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure is the proportion of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. This will involve determining the impact of the BFCI intervention on the level or proportion of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Data on breastfeeding practices will be collected longitudinally from birth every 2 months through an interviewer-administered questionnaire to the mother (24-hour recall at 2, 4, 6 months) with probes on the age at introduction of foods or liquids (if appropriate). Analyses will focus on the differences between the two study arms in the proportion of infants being exclusively breastfed at 6 months, as well as at the two earlier times of 2 and 4 months postpartum.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method