Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) improves infant health and survival. We tested the effectiveness of a home-based intervention using Community Health Workers (CHWs) on EBF for six months in urban poor settings in Kenya. Methods: We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Korogoch...

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Main Authors:	Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Paula Griffiths, Frederick Wekesah, Milka Wanjohi, Nelson Muhia, Peterrock Muriuki, Thaddaeus Egondi, Catherine Kyobutungi, Alex C. Ezeh, Stephen T. McGarvey, Rachel N. Musoke, Shane A. Norris, Nyovani J. Madise
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Exclusive breastfeeding Infant feeding practices Child nutrition Cluster randomized controlled trials Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Urban slums Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/27663
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