Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya

Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya

Abstract Background Although the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) has been proposed as a community-level approach to improve infant feeding practices, there is little data on its variation in effectiveness by HIV status. We conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of BFCI in changin...

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Main Authors: Betty Mogesi Samburu, Sera Lewise Young, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Milkah Njeri Wanjohi, Judith Kimiywe, Peter Muriuki, Paula L. Griffiths, Stephen T. McGarvey, Nyovani Janet Madise, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Baby friendly community initiative
Exclusive breastfeeding
HIV
Attitudes
Practices
Kenya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-020-00299-4

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