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SynthesisMaternal & child nutrition2019

Improving exclusive breastfeeding in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Tolulope Florence Olufunlayo, Alero Ann Roberts, Christine MacArthur, Neil Thomas, Kofoworola Abimbola Odeyemi, Malcolm Price, Kate Jolly

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Synthesis in Maternal & child nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Impact and Effectiveness of Group Strategies for Supporting Breastfeeding after Birth: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Tolulope Florence OlufunlayoDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-8938-6151
Alero Ann RobertsDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Christine MacArthurInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0434-2158
Neil ThomasInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Kofoworola Abimbola OdeyemiDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Malcolm PriceInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Kate JollyInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6224-2115

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates until 6 months in most low and middle income countries (LMICs) are well below the 90% World Health Organization benchmark. This systematic review sought to provide evidence on effectiveness of various interventions on EBF until 6 months in LMICs, compared with standard care. Experimental and observational studies with concurrent comparator promoting EBF, conducted in LMICs with high country rates of breastfeeding initiation, were included. Studies were identified from a systematic review and PUBMED, Cochrane, and CABI databases. Study selection, data abstraction, and quality assessment were carried out independently and in duplicate. Relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for individual studies and pooled. High heterogeneity was explored through prespecified subgroup analyses for the primary outcome (EBF until 6 months) by context and by intervention for the randomized controlled trials. Prediction intervals were calculated for each effect estimate. Sixty-seven studies with 79 comparisons from 30 LMICs were included. At 6 months, intervention group infants were more likely to be exclusively breastfed than controls (RR = 2.19, 95% CI [1.73, 2.77]; I

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Developing CountriesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeBreast FeedingDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth EducationHealth PromotionHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMeta-Analysis as TopicObservational Studies as TopicPregnancyRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicbreastfeedingdeveloping countriesexclusive breastfeedingintervention effectivenessmeta-analysissystematic review

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PMID30665273
PMCPMC7199027

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