Breastfeeding Education and Support to Improve Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices and Infant Growth: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial from a Rural Ethiopian Setting
Although peer-led education and support may improve breastfeeding practices, there is a paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of such interventions in the Ethiopian context. We designed a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a breastfeeding education and support intervention (BFES...
Main Authors: | Misra Abdulahi, Atle Fretheim, Alemayehu Argaw, Jeanette H. Magnus |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1204 |
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