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Syed et al. (2006); Bangladesh

Scale/Scope:
11 upazilas (subdistricts) (10 intervention, 1 control)
Evaluation Design:
Repeated cross-sectional – baseline: 3,325 women with children aged less than one year (2,989 intervention, 336 control); endline: 3,110 women with children aged less than one year (2,782 intervention, 323 control)
Outcomes
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
baseline: 38.6% vs. 32.7%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
endline: 76.2% vs. 46.7%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding initiation within one hour of birth
Results:
Difference in differences: 23.6
P-values/CIs:
p=0.01
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% gave colostrum to infant
Results:
baseline: 86.3% vs. 91.7%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% gave colostrum to infant
Results:
endline: 96.5% vs. 93.5%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation
Outcomes Measured:
% gave colostrum to infant
Results:
Difference in differences: 8.4
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Breastfeeding initiation