Trial reportPloS one2022
Associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration and children's developmental outcomes: Evidence from Siaya county, Kenya.
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- Childhood undernutrition in North Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Global health action · 2023Pooled it
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- Exploring Early Childhood Development Interventions for Building Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Determinants of developmental outcomes for children under 3 years in a rural setting, Kenya.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Predictors of neurodevelopment outcomes among children under 5 years old in Nairobi informal settlements.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- A predictive model for stunting among children under the age of three.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Knowledge of breastfeeding women regarding exclusive breastfeeding in one district in Omusati region, Namibia.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Wasting and Underweight in Northern African Children: Findings from Multiple-Indicator Cluster Surveys, 2014-2018.Nutrients · 2023Article
- High Burden of Neurodevelopmental Delay among Children Born to Women with Obstructed Labour in Eastern Uganda: A Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Mothers' Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding in Terms of Health Safety and Professional Lactation Education: A National Survey of Women.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundExclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is widely promoted as a key strategy to enhance child health, growth, and development. Even though a high proportion of children in Kenya are currently breastfed exclusively, there is little evidence regarding the developmental benefits during the first year of life. This paper aims to fill this gap by establishing an association between EBF and early childhood developmental outcomes among children below the age of 6 months in Kenya.
methodsWe used data collected as part of a cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted in Bondo sub-county in the western part of Kenya to assess the associations between EBF and development in the first year of life. The primary exposure variable was EBF, and the outcome variable was child development as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Third Edition (ASQ-3).
resultsWe analyzed data from 570 children aged below 6 months at the time of the interview. Breastfeeding children exclusively between 3 and 6 months was associated with 0.61 standard deviation (SD) higher ASQ-3 scores in the adjusted model. When specific domains were considered, in the adjusted models, EBF in the 3-6 months period was associated with 0.44 SD, 0.34 SD and 0.36 SD higher ASQ-3 scores in communication, gross motor, and problem solving domains, respectively. There were weak associations in the fine motor and social-emotional domains.
conclusionEBF in the 3- to 6-month age range has significant positive associations with child development, especially for communication, gross motor, and problem-solving. Programs encouraging mothers to continue EBF in this period may have substantial benefits for children.
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