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Mackintosh et al. (2002); Vietnam

Scale/Scope:
5 communes (4 intervention, 1 control)
Evaluation Design:
Repeated cross-sectional – 46 households in intervention (family had one child who previously participated in the project and one younger child who had not participated), 25 households in control (had no previous exposure to program activities and included an older and younger sibling in the age range of the intervention households)
Outcomes
Outcomes Measured:
% currently breastfeeding(36) “younger” child
Results:
41.3% vs. 20%
P-values/CIs:
NS
Height
Taller
High Impact Practices:
Continued breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
Mean duration of breastfeeding (months)
Results:
16.8 vs. 16.6
P-values/CIs:
NS
Height
Tallest
High Impact Practices:
Continued breastfeeding