Scale/Scope:
4 townships (2 intervention, 2 control)
Evaluation Design:
RCT – newborns were enrolled throughout the year of project implementation, at completion of the year infants had been monitored for 4-12 months; 495 infants born during study period analyzed (250 intervention, 245 control); infants 4-6 months old: 57 intervention, 69 control; infants 7-9 months old: 85 intervention, 76 control; infants 10-12 months old: 108 intervention, 100 control
Outcomes
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
23% vs. 18%
P-values/CIs:
NS
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within 24 hour or more of birth
Results:
23% vs. 35%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.031
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% gave colostrum to infant
Results:
91% vs. 80%
P-values/CIs:
p<0.004
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding at 4-12 months
Results:
83% vs. 75%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.034
High Impact Practices:
Continued breastfeeding