Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an mHealth supported breastfeeding peer counselor intervention in rural India
| العنوان: | Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an mHealth supported breastfeeding peer counselor intervention in rural India |
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| المؤلفون: | Katie Chang, Roopa M. Bellad, Vanessa L. Short, Patricia J. Kelly, Richard J. Derman, Yukiko Washio, Niranjana Majantashetti, Tony Ma, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Frances J. Jaeger, Parth Lalakia, Umesh Charantimath |
| المصدر: | Int J Gynaecol Obstet |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Breastfeeding, India, Mothers, Pilot Projects, Logistic regression, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pregnancy, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, mHealth, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, business.industry, Infant, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Medicine, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Telemedicine, Confidence interval, Breast Feeding, Counselors, Family medicine, Feasibility Studies, Female, Health education, business |
| الوصف: | OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of an mHealth-supported breastfeeding peer counselor intervention implemented in rural India and the preliminary impact of the intervention on maternal breastfeeding behaviors, including exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). METHODS In this quasi-experimental pilot study, participants received either the intervention plus usual care (n = 110) or usual care alone (n = 112). The intervention group received nine in-home visits during and after pregnancy from peer counselors who provided education about and support for EBF and other optimal infant feeding practices and were aided with an mHealth tool. The control group received routine prenatal and postnatal health education. Progress notes and surveys were used to assess feasibility. Logistic regression models were used for between-group comparisons of optimal infant feeding outcomes, including EBF for 6 months. RESULTS The intervention was delivered as intended, maintained over the study period, and had high acceptability ratings. There were statistically significant differences in all outcomes between groups. The intervention group had a significantly higher likelihood of EBF at 6 months compared to the control group (adjusted odds ratio 3.57, 95% confidence interval 1.80-7.07). CONCLUSION Integration of mHealth with community-based peer counselors to educate women about EBF is feasible and acceptable in rural India and impacts maternal breastfeeding behaviors. |
| تدمد: | 1879-3479 0020-7292 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::724b3871e2dc6bc4afb062e4c51c1f3b https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13599 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....724b3871e2dc6bc4afb062e4c51c1f3b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 18793479 00207292 |
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