Scale/Scope:
31 maternity hospitals and polyclinics (16 intervention, 15 control)
Evaluation Design:
RCT – 16,442 mother-infant pairs (8,547 intervention, 7,895 control)
Outcomes:
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at 3 months
Results:
43.3% vs. 6.4%; AOR=0.47
P-values/CIs:
p<0.001 (95% CI: 0.32- 0.69)
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at 6 months
Results:
7.9% vs. 0.6%
P-values/CIs:
p= 0.01
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding at 12 months
Results:
19.7% vs. 11.4%; AOR=0.47
P-values/CIs:
(95% CI: 0.32- 0.69)
High Impact Practices:
Continued breastfeeding