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Men's Club: Impact of Male Partner Involvement on Initiation and Sustainment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Postpartum Women

NCT03072758 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2017-10-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Breastfeeding remains the optimal mode of feeding for infants younger than six months. Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) among HIV-infected mothers has been shown to be associated with a sustained and significant reduction in HIV transmission and has the potential to reduce infant and under-five mortality.

Given the considerable authority among men as decision makers in sub-Saharan African, we may be witnessing a missed opportunity to engage men in the education, awareness, and decision-making for EBF. Understanding the role and impact of male partners on this decision-making process require further examination to inform the development of effective and sustainable evidence-based interventions to support the initiation and sustainment of EBF.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections
  • Breastfeeding, Exclusive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Men's Club

Interactive session: This will be a one-day five-hour session that will take place at the church, and will be facilitated by trained lactation nurses. This will involve a maximum of 10 male participants and will occur during the female partner's 3rd trimester. Male partners will (a) complete a structured questionnaire to determine baseline knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about breastfeeding practices, and (b) actively engage in educational information on the benefit of exclusive breastfeeding. At the end of the session, the participants will receive educational pamphlets on breastfeeding to reinforce all the information that had been provided. Phone call reminders: Participants will receive weekly robocalls during the first six weeks following the birth of the infant to reinforce the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. This will be an automated service that will deliver the calls at a specific time of the day the participants have indicated on their questionnaire.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital

    collaborator NETWORK

  • Catholic Caritas Foundation, Nigeria

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-30
Primary Completion
2018-03-15
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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