Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Mother to mother support groups with breastfeeding education and support
Mother to mother support groups with breastfeeding education and support with income activities
Control Group
Sponsors
Kenyatta University Kenya
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers who were in their third trimester of pregnancy (33-37 weeks gestation) and HIV negative were included in the study. The gestation age and HIV status were determined from their mother and child health booklets and hospital records respectively. Another inclusion criterion was that one ought to have been resident in the study areas for at least six months before the study and planned to stay in the study site for at least seven months from the time of recruitment into the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mothers with a history of pregnancy complications such as diabetes, eclampsia, hypertension or hyperemesis based on medical records were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ?Exclusive breast-feeding on monthly basis during the first six months as determined by 24-hour recall on a monthly basis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cumulative EBF from birth at 6 months | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactAN Guantai Guantai
Professor Universirty of Nairobi
Outcome results
None listed