The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding: a controlled community intervention trial in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala

Dearden, Kirk A.; Altaye, Mekibib; Maza, Irma de; Oliva, Maritza de; Stone-Jimenez, M; Burkhalter, Barton R.; Morrow, Ardythe L.

doi:10.1590/s1020-49892002000900008

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“…It also probably helped them develop the relationships necessary for behavior change to happen. Peer-education models that do not reach high levels of coverage in the community sometimes fail to show results 27 . Changes in community-wide nutritional practices are often not seen when population coverage of a program is low even if the program affects change at the individual level.…”

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“…An evaluation of a child survival project in southern Mozambique (Gaza Province), using a similar Care Group methodology to promote child-survival interventions related to malaria, diarrhea, nutrition, and immunizations, demonstrated marked and statistically significant increases in coverage of the project's interventions 30 . A separate, independent mortality impact assessment carried out for this same project found a 42% decline in under-5 mortality 27 . The baseline project survey did not include a measure of nutritional status, so change in nutritional status was not assessed.…”

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Reducing child global undernutrition at scale in Sofala Province, Mozambique, using Care Group Volunteers to communicate health messages to mothers

Davis¹,

Wetzel²,

Avilan

et al. 2013

Glob Health Sci Pract

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Reducing child global undernutrition at scale in Sofala Province, Mozambique, using Care Group Volunteers to communicate health messages to mothers

Davis¹,

Wetzel²,

Avilan

et al. 2013

Glob Health Sci Pract

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“…Follow-up data collection occurred one year later, in late 2000, and is reported separately in this issue of this journal (17).…”

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“…Results for program and control communities are presented separately to allow for comparisons with follow-up data, which are reported in a separate article in this issue of this journal (17). Presenting data from program and control communities also provides a consistency check; associations that are observed in both types of communities should be representative of peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala, in general.…”

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Determinants of optimal breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala

Dearden¹,

Altaye²,

Maza³

et al. 2002

Rev Panam Salud Publica

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Objective. This survey was conducted to identify factors affecting early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breast-feeding among mothers in peri-urban Guatemala Conclusions. Our findings suggest that global efforts must be continued to improve breastfeeding practices in delivery hospitals. In addition, community-based support of breast-feeding is needed well after delivery. Mothers who work outside the home should be provided with options to maintain exclusive breast-feeding when they are physically separated from their infants due to the demands of work.Breast-feeding, infant nutrition, child development, health promotion, health education. ABSTRACTBreast-feeding is critical for sustaining the health and well-being of newborns and infants. Infants who are properly breast-fed grow better and experience less sickness and fewer deaths than do infants who are not breast-fed (1-5). Globally, breast-feeding is on the rise (6). However, in most countries a relatively small percentage of mothers practice optimal breastfeeding behaviors that reduce infants' risk of morbidity and mortality, including initiation of breast-feeding in the first hour after birth and exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life.Guatemala has the highest rate of childhood malnutrition in Latin America: 42% of children less than 3 years of age are chronically malnourished. Growth faltering in Guatemala begins in the first 6 months of life and accelerates shortly thereafter (7). Globally, efforts to address malnutrition in children may begin too late. Recent analyses using information from Africa, Asia, and Latin America indicate that virtually all deterioration in weight-

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“…Studies generally recognize the importance of maternal mental health and social networks and social support 8,9 . However, there are few and inconsistent results concerning the relationship between intimate partner violence and infant feeding practices 10,11,12 .…”

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Intimate partner violence and early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in the first three months of life

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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of intimate partner violence in the early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in the first three months of life. We used data from a prospective cohort of 564 children attending four primary health clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Interruption of exclusive breastfeeding was defined as a child receiving any kind of liquid or solid, regardless of breast milk intake, measured by a 24 hour recall. The Portuguese version of the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-1) was used to assess intimate partner violence. Associations were expressed as prevalence ratios and relative risks and their respective 95% confidence intervals. Children of mothers who experienced severe violence had 30% greater likelihood of early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in the second month of life as compared to those who did not experience this type of violence. Strategies in health services for promoting exclusive breastfeeding should consider identifying and addressing family violence.

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The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding: a controlled community intervention trial in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala

Cited by 29 publications

References 9 publications

Reducing child global undernutrition at scale in Sofala Province, Mozambique, using Care Group Volunteers to communicate health messages to mothers

Reducing child global undernutrition at scale in Sofala Province, Mozambique, using Care Group Volunteers to communicate health messages to mothers

Determinants of optimal breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala

Intimate partner violence and early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in the first three months of life

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