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Effectiveness of education among pregnant women on improving exclusive breast feeding in Mangaluru,South India

Effectiveness of educational intervention among pregnant women on improving postnatal breastfeeding outcome: A randomized controlled trial in an urban area of Mangaluru, South India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033577
Enrollment
385
Registered
2021-05-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Health education: One to one educational intervention using: 1.Visual note-Based on training module for health professionals by WHO/UNICEF 2009 2.A two-minute training and return demons

Sponsors

Revathi Prakashan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Pregnant women who are 28 weeks of gestation or later, during enrollment in the study 2.Pregnant women who are 19 years or more during enrollment in the study 3.Pregnant women who are receiving antenatal care from UPHC, Bejai 4.Pregnant women who are accessible by mobile phone 5.Pregnant women who are planning to stay in the field practice area of UPHC, Bejai for at least 6 months postdelivery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Pregnant women who opt-out from giving informed consent 2.Any illness in pregnant women, which is a contraindication to breastfeeding after the delivery

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Infant feeding category 2.Duration of Exclusive breastfeeding 3.The rank order of most effective educational intervention as perceived by study participants in the intervention groupTimepoint: 1.At 2weeks,6weeks,4months, and 6 months postpartum 2.At 2weeks,6weeks,4months, and 6 months postpartum 3.At 6 months

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of infants exclusively breastfed in the intervention group compared to the control groupTimepoint: at 2weeks,6weeks,4months,6months postpartum

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRevathi Prakashan

Kasturba Medical College,Mangalore-Manipal academy of higher education

animesh.jain@manipal.edu9845032334

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026