Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4–5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial

Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4–5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial

Abstract Background Breastfeeding promotion is regarded as one of the most effective interventions to improve child health, and could reduce under-5-mortality by 8 % globally. Few studies have assessed the health outcomes beyond infancy of interventions promoting exclusive breastfeeding. Methods Thi...

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Main Authors: Lars T. Fadnes, Victoria Nankabirwa, Ingunn M. Engebretsen, Halvor Sommerfelt, Nancy Birungi, Carl Lombard, Sonja Swanevelder, Jan Van den Broeck, Thorkild Tylleskär, James K. Tumwine, for the PROMISE-EBF Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Anthropometry
Growth
Exclusive breastfeeding
Peer-counselling
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3234-3

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