Scale/Scope:
8 communities (4 intervention, 4 control)
Evaluation Design:
RCT – 1,115 infants born within 9 months of start of intervention; 3 month assessment: 895 infants (483 intervention, 412 control); 6 month assessment: 880 infants (468 intervention, 412 control)
Outcomes:
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at 3 months
Results:
79% vs. 48%
P-values/CIs:
p-<0.0001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at 4 months
Results:
69% vs. 12%
P-values/CIs:
p-<0.0001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at 5 months
Results:
49% vs. 6%
P-values/CIs:
p-<0.0001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at 6 months
Results:
42% vs. 4%
P-values/CIs:
p-<0.0001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
Median duration of EBF
Results:
122 days vs. 41 days
P-values/CIs:
p-<0.0001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
EBF among low-birth weight babies
Results:
higher rates at every time point
P-values/CIs:
p<0.001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding