Group cell phones are feasible and acceptable for promoting optimal breastfeeding practices in a women's microcredit program in Nigeria

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Flax, Valerie L ^a,b   Ibrahim, Alawiyatu Usman ^c   Negerie, Mekebeb ^d   Yakubu, Danjuma ^e   Leatherman, Sheila ^f   Bentley, Margaret E ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c Primary Health Care Department   (Nigeria)

^d Partners for Development   (United States)

^e Partners for Development   (Nigeria)

^f The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; cell phone; mHealth; microfinance; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL NORM; TEXT MESSAGING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CELL PHONE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962528053     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12261     Document Type: Article

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