Implementation of a baby-friendly workplace support initiative and assessment of its feasibility and success in improving mother and child nutrition and health

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: utrition and childcare; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN64692465
• Lead Sponsor: African Population and Health Research Center

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20210142 (added 04/10/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33830636/ (added 04/10/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-21
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 18 October 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 832

Inclusion Criteria

1. The primary participants are women of reproductive age (12-49) who are employees of a tea farm in Kericho County, Kenya, and their children aged less than one year
2. Other participants include their employers including managers at the tea farm, male employees and other community members including fathers, and grandmothers (of the children), community leaders, health care workers, policy and decision makers

Exclusion Criteria

The intervention/trial will not exclude anyone. However, the research will exclude eligible participants who have physical or intellectual impairment that could hinder clear communication e.g. deaf or dumb participants

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding, measured using surveys at baseline and end-line using 24 hour recall