Effectiveness of community health workers in improving early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding rates in a low‐resource setting: A cluster‐randomized longitudinal study
Abstract Little evidence exists in Kenya on the potential of community health workers (CHWs) in promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and early breastfeeding initiation (EBI) in resource‐restricted settings where very low EBF rates (2% to 12%) have been documented. The study utilized CHWs and asse...
Main Authors: | Dorothy Mituki‐Mungiria, Prisca Tuitoek, Aniko Varpolatai, Douglas Ngotho, Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-06-01
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Series: | Food Science & Nutrition |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1559 |
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