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| Title |
Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-445 |
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| Authors |
Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Catherine Kyobutungi, Alex C Ezeh, Frederick Wekesah, Milka Wanjohi, Peterrock Muriuki, Rachel N Musoke, Shane A Norris, Paula Griffiths, Nyovani J Madise |
| Abstract |
Nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life (during pregnancy and the first two years) is critical for child growth and survival. Poor maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices are widely documented in Kenya, with potential detrimental effects on child growth and survival. This is particularly a problem in slums, where most urban residents live. For example, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months is only about two per cent. Innovative strategies to reach slum residents are therefore needed. Strategies like the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative have proven effective in some settings but their effectiveness in resource-limited settings, including slums where many women do not deliver in hospital, is questionable. We propose to test the effectiveness of a home-based intervention on infant feeding practices, nutrition and health outcomes of infants born in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 476 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Niger | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 468 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 94 | 20% |
| Researcher | 48 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 31 | 7% |
| Other | 79 | 17% |
| Unknown | 141 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 103 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 92 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 39 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 4% |
| Psychology | 10 | 2% |
| Other | 53 | 11% |
| Unknown | 158 | 33% |