Impact of counselling on exclusive breast-feeding practices in a poor urban setting in Kenya: A randomized controlled trial

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1732-1740

  Ochola, Sophie A ^a,b   Labadarios, Demetre ^c   Nduati, Ruth W ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Breast feeding counselling; Breast feeding promotion; Exclusive breast feeding; Kenya; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; KENYA; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883313451     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012004405     Document Type: Article

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