Trial reportBMC public health2018
Effectiveness of Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) on complementary feeding in Koibatek, Kenya: a randomized control study.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Education of family members to support weaning to solids and nutrition in later infancy in term-born infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Community-based maternal and newborn educational care packages for improving neonatal health and survival in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- "It has changed my life": unconditional cash transfers and personalized infant feeding support- a feasibility intervention trial among women living with HIV in western Kenya.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Trial
- Maternal knowledge in complementary feeding following Baby Friendly Community Initiative in Koibatek, Kenya.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Trial
- Viewpoint from facilities to communities: Breastfeeding promotion in Baby-Friendly Provinces in Türkiye.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Tracking progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 in Kenya using time series models.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Community-based diet and obesity-related policy, system, and environmental interventions for obesity prevention during the first 1000 days: A scoping review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Article
- Baby-friendly workplace initiatives in child feeding practice as predictors of infant and young child anthropometric indices in public health facilities of Southern Ethiopia.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Application of the integrated gateway model on child nutrition behaviors in Niger: An exploratory analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
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- The Effectiveness of Interactive Text Messaging and Structured Psychosocial Support Groups on Developmental Milestones of Children From Adolescent Pregnancies in Kenya: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- Low dietary diversity is associated with linear growth faltering and subsequent adverse child developmental outcomes in rural Democratic Republic of the Congo (REDUCE program).Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- The impact of child health interventions and risk factors on child survival in Kenya, 1993-2014: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis with counterfactual scenarios.BMC medicine · 2021Article
- Subnational estimates of factors associated with under-five mortality in Kenya: a spatio-temporal analysis, 1993-2014.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) Practices in Wajir County, Kenya.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Article
- Family influences on child nutritional outcomes in Nairobi's informal settlements.Child: care, health and development · 2019Article
- Accelerating progress for complementary feeding in Kenya: Key government actions and the way forward.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Baby-Friendly Community Initiative-From national guidelines to implementation: A multisectoral platform for improving infant and young child feeding practices and integrated health services.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAppropriate infant and young child nutrition is critical for proper growth and development. In order to promote optimal nutrition at an early age, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have developed the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) to address poor breastfeeding practices in maternity wards. However, impact is limited in less developed countries like Kenya, where more than half of all births are home deliveries. Therefore, Kenya has explored the adoption of Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) in its rural settings. In contrast to the BFHI, the BFCI supports breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding in community. BFCI has been implemented in Koibatek, in rural Kenya. This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of BFCI on complementary feeding practices of children aged 6-23 months, by comparing intervention and control groups.
methodsThis was a randomized control study design that included 270 mother-infant pairs enrolled in the Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) project in Koibatek. Evaluation was carried out using structured questionnaires.
resultsA statistically significantly higher proportion of children in the intervention group compared to the control group attained minimum dietary diversity (77% vs. 58%; p = 0.001), minimum meal frequency (96% vs. 89%; p = 0.046) and minimum acceptable diet (77% vs. 61%; p = 0.005). The odds of attaining minimum dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency and minimum acceptable diet were statistically significantly higher for the intervention group compared to control group (OR: 4.95; 95%CI 2.44-10.03, p = < 0.001; OR: 14.84; 95%CI 2.75-79.9, p = 0.002; OR: 4.61; 95%CI 2.17-9.78, p = < 0.001 respectively).
conclusionThe BFCI intervention was successful in improving complementary feeding practices. Strengthening and prioritizing BFCI interventions could have a significant impact on child health outcomes in rural Kenya.
trial registrationISRCTN03467700 . Registration 24 September 2014. Retrospectively registered.
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