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Effectiveness of Facebook Breastfeeding Support Group on Exclusive Breastfeeding among Myanmar Migrant Mothers in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Facebook Breastfeeding Support Group on Exclusive Breastfeeding among Myanmar Migrant Mothers in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20230310004
Enrollment
198
Registered
2023-03-10
Start date
2023-07-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Exclusive Breastfeeding Exclusive breastfeeding, Knowledge, Attitudes, Self-efficacy, Rate, Myanmar, Migrant, Mothers, Facebook group

Interventions

Facebook Breastfeeding Support Group ,Routine Breastfeeding Counselling
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention Behavioral

Sponsors

College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For husband and pregnant mother: 1. Over 18 years of age 2. Married and living together within study area 3. Do not have plan to move other province or other country within the next one year 4. Pregnant mothers in third trimester pregnancy (around 28th to 34th week gestation) with uncomplicated singleton pregnancy 5. Able to read and write Myanmar language 6. Have their own functioning mobile phones with capability of Myanmar font and Facebook application 7. Live in the area with mobile network coverage 8. Can operate mobile phones independently 9. Have own Facebook accounts and currently using 10. Provide written informed consent and willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For pregnant mother: 1. Having a multiple pregnancy 2. Presence of psychological problems or serious medical conditions diagnosed by medical doctors that might hinder breastfeeding 3. Having risk of postpartum depression with a cut-off of 10 or more assessed by Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) 4. Suffer severe complications during delivery and postpartum periods 5. HIV infected pregnant mothers who did not enroll in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme For newborn: 1. Stillbirth delivery 2. Preterm (i.e., before 37th week of pregnancy), or low birth weights 3. Newborns with birth defects (Down syndrome, cleft lip, cleft palate, tongue tie and congenital heart disease) 4. Newborns with any complications needed for hospitalization For mother and newborn: 1. Mothers are separated with newborns, or having plan to send back the newborns to Myanmar or other country 2. Mothers or newborns expired during the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of exclusive breastfeeding At one to six months of the infants' age Exclusive Breastfeeding Follow-up Questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Breastfeeding Knowledge At baseline and endline Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire,Breastfeeding Attitude At baseline and endline Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale,Breastfeeding Self-efficacy At baseline and endline Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale-Short Form

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactMontakarn Chuemchit

College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

montakarn.ch@chula.ac.th22188198

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026