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Trial reportMaternal and child health journal2014

Fathers as supporters for improved exclusive breastfeeding in Viet Nam.

Tran Huu Bich, Dinh Thi Phuong Hoa, Mats Målqvist

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Trial report in Maternal and child health journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05937139 (The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Given to Fathers Via Whatsapp Messaging Application in the Postpartum Period on Breastfeeding), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05937139 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Given to Fathers Via Whatsapp Messaging Application in the Postpartum Period on Breastfeeding

TypeinterventionalSponsorZeynep OlcerRan2024 to 2025Enrolled128ConditionsBreastfeedingArmsBreastfeeding education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. A Systematic Review of Parenting Programs for Southeast Asian Families.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025
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  12. Improving Breastfeeding by Empowering Mothers in Vietnam: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Mobile App.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tran Huu BichHanoi School of Public Health, 138 GiangVo Street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, tranhuubich@yahoo.com.
Dinh Thi Phuong Hoa
Mats Målqvist

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To determine the extent of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers of 4 and 6 month old infants whose fathers received breastfeeding education materials and counseling services. A quasi-experimental design was used. At the baseline, 251 and 241 couples were recruited into the intervention and control sites respectively. Fathers in the intervention area received breastfeeding education materials, counseling services at commune health centers and household visits. In the control site, where mothers routinely receive services on antenatal and postpartum care, fathers did not receive any intervention services on promoting breastfeeding. Primary indicators were exclusive breastfeeding at 4 and 6 months. At 6 months of age, based on 24-hour recall, 16.0% (38/238) of mothers in the intervention group were exclusively breastfeeding their children, compared to 3.9% (10/230) of those mothers in the control group (p < 0.001). Significant differences were found based on last-week recall (8.8% in the intervention group vs. 1.3% in the control group, p < 0.001) and since-birth recall (6.7% in the intervention group vs. 0.9% in the control group, p < 0.01). At 4 months of age, based on since birth recall, the breastfeeding proportion was significantly higher in the intervention group than in control group (20.6% in the intervention group vs. 11.3% in the control group, p < 0.01). An intervention targeting fathers might be effective in increasing exclusive breastfeeding practices at 4 and 6 months. To improve exclusive breastfeeding, health care staff working in maternal and child health units, should consider integrating fathers with services delivered to mothers and children.

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AdultBreast FeedingFathersFemaleHealth EducationHealth PromotionHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePregnancySocioeconomic FactorsVietnam

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PMID24162509

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