Nutritional support for lactating women with or without azithromycin for infants compared to breastfeeding counseling alone in improving the 6-month growth outcomes among infants of peri-urban slums in Karachi, Pakistan—the protocol for a multiarm assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial (Mumta LW trial)

Nutritional support for lactating women with or without azithromycin for infants compared to breastfeeding counseling alone in improving the 6-month growth outcomes among infants of peri-urban slums in Karachi, Pakistan—the protocol for a multiarm assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial (Mumta LW trial)

Abstract Background Globally, 45% of under-five deaths are either directly or indirectly attributable to malnutrition, and most of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Children are particularly vulnerable in the first 6 months of life. An estimated 4.7 million infants under...

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Main Authors: Ameer Muhammad, Yasir Shafiq, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Benazir Baloch, Amna Tanweer Yazdani, Nida Yazdani, Fyezah Jehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Balanced energy protein supplements
Lactating women
Azithromycin
Exclusive breastfeeding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04662-y

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