Early Initiation and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe: Impact of a Breastfeeding Intervention Delivered by Village Health Workers.
Mduduzi N N MbuyaCynthia R MatareNaume V TavengwaBernard ChasekwaRobert NtoziniFlorence D MajoAncikaria ChigumiraCynthia M Z ChasokelaAndrew J PrendergastLawrence H MoultonRebecca J StoltzfusJean H Humphreynull nullPublished in: Current developments in nutrition (2019)
The SHINE intervention achieved a high prevalence of EI and EBF. Concurrently addressing gender norms will be critical to make further progress. Formative studies to identify context- and infant age-specific barriers to EI and EBF may inform improvement of breastfeeding practices elsewhere. Important work remains to scale up this intervention beyond a research setting. SHINE was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01824940.