Scale/Scope:
4 districts (3 intervention, 1 control)
Evaluation Design:
Repeated cross-sectional – baseline (summer of 2004): 440 women with a child less than 6 months of age (206 intervention, 234 control); 1 year followup: 467 women (222 intervention, 245 control)
Outcomes
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
At baseline: RR=1.1
P-values/CIs:
(95% CI: 0.74–1.68)
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
At follow-up: RR=1.62
P-values/CIs:
(95% CI: 1.30–2.01)
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
EBF in the previous 24 hours among infants < 6 months of age
Results:
At baseline: RR=1.54
P-values/CIs:
(95% CI: 1.21–1.96)
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
EBF in the previous 24 hours among infants < 6 months of age
Results:
At follow-up: RR=1.81
P-values/CIs:
(95% CI: 1.49–2.21)
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding