Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

485 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-01-31

Brief Summary

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The University of North Carolina (UNC) and Partners for Development (PFD), an American non-governmental organization, will conduct a 2-year cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bauchi State, Nigeria, to test the effectiveness of two behavior change strategies for increasing the proportion of participants who exclusively breastfeed their infants until 6 months. The investigators will build upon PFD's existing microcredit and reproductive health program by adding face-to-face breastfeeding education during borrowers' meetings and bi-weekly cell phone breastfeeding messages. The hypothesis is that the control group will remain at the baseline level for exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months, while the intervention group will increase by 15%. The investigators will measure the effectiveness of the intervention by conducting baseline and final surveys with a cohort of 485 female borrowers who are pregnant at time 1 and who have a 6-month-old infant at time 2. The data will be analyzed using logistic regression adjusting for possible confounders and the effect of clustering.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Feeding Exclusive Initiation of Breastfeeding

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Breastfeeding promotion intervention

Intervention:

* Group breastfeeding counseling during monthly microcredit borrower group meetings
* Weekly cell phone messages about breastfeeding

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Breastfeeding promotion intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

* Breastfeeding counseling during monthly microcredit meetings
* Weekly cell phone messages about breastfeeding

No intervention

The no intervention group will participate in their regular microcredit borrower group meetings, but will not receive breastfeeding counseling or cell phone messages.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Breastfeeding promotion intervention

* Breastfeeding counseling during monthly microcredit meetings
* Weekly cell phone messages about breastfeeding

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participation in a microcredit borrower group sponsored by Partners for Development in Bauchi, Dass, or Ganjuwa Local Government Authority in Bauchi State, Nigeria
* Female (15-45 years)
* Pregnant at baseline