Open AccessEffectiveness of Positive Deviance Approach to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Yibeltal Siraneh,
Mirkuzie Woldie,
Zewdie Birhanu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s324762
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , positive deviance , randomized controlled trial , statistical significance , cluster randomised controlled trial , demography , cluster (spacecraft) , pediatrics , nursing , surgery , sociology , computer science , programming language
Suboptimal breastfeeding (BF) contributes to a significant number of infant deaths. A positive deviance approach (PDA) was not studied in Ethiopia, whether it improve exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice. Therefore, we determined the effectiveness of positive deviant approached intervention in increasing the proportion of EBF practice.