Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Feeding Exclusive; Initiation of Breastfeeding

• Registration Number: NCT01352351
• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Brief Summary

The University of North Carolina (UNC) and Partners for Development (PFD), an American non-governmental organization, will conduct a 2-year cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bauchi State, Nigeria, to test the effectiveness of two behavior change strategies for increasing the proportion of participants who exclusively breastfeed their infants until 6 months. The investigators will build upon PFD's existing microcredit and reproductive health program by adding face-to-face breastfeeding education during borrowers' meetings and bi-weekly cell phone breastfeeding messages. The hypothesis is that the control group will remain at the baseline level for exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months, while the intervention group will increase by 15%. The investigators will measure the effectiveness of the intervention by conducting baseline and final surveys with a cohort of 485 female borrowers who are pregnant at time 1 and who have a 6-month-old infant at time 2. The data will be analyzed using logistic regression adjusting for possible confounders and the effect of clustering.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-01
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 485

Inclusion Criteria

• Participation in a microcredit borrower group sponsored by Partners for Development in Bauchi, Dass, or Ganjuwa Local Government Authority in Bauchi State, Nigeria
• Female (15-45 years)
• Pregnant at baseline

Exclusion Criteria

• Female (<15 years)
• Not pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed to 6 months	The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed for 0-1 month	The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old.
Proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed for 2-3 months	The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old.
Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth	The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old.
Proportion of infants who receive pre-lacteal feeds	The outcome will be measured when the infant is 6-7 months old.