Author
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Design
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Participants
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Region
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Intervention components
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Location of intervention delivery
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Outcome measures
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Statistical analysis
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Results
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Baxter et al., 2016 [53]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=173
After intervention=269
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Oromia
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EBF promotion (Home visits, educational materials, and training of influential community and family members)
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Health facility and community- based
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EBF
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Percent change in proportion
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EBF increased from 69.4% to 75.1%, but not statistically significant
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Berti et al., 2010 [54]
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Quasi-experimental
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No information
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No information
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Breastfeeding communication through community-based interventions for behaviour change
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Community-based
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EBF
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Percent change in proportion
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Higher improvement in exclusive breastfeeding
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Buchanan et al., 2012 [55]
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Quasi-experimental
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No information
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No information
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Behavioural change communication
Community mobilization
Capacity building
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Health facility-based and community-based
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EIBF
EBF
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Percent change in proportion
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EIBF increased from 31.0% to 77.0%
EBF increased from 73.0% to 95.0%
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Callaghan-Koru et al., 2016 [56]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=218
After intervention=215
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Tigray
Oromia
Amhara
SNNPR
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An integrated package of facility-based kangaroo mother care
Community-based promotion of EBF
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Health facility and community based
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EIBF
EBF
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Percent change in proportion
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EIBF significantly increased from 51.4% to 67.9% (P value <0.01)
EBF increased from 86.0% to 95.8% (P value <0.01)
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Carnell et al., 2014 [57]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=1016
After intervention=911
Control group:
Before intervention=1074
After intervention=903
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Oromia
Amhara
SNNPR
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Strengthen the health system
Improve health workers’ performance
Engage the community
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Health facility and community based
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EBF
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Difference-in-difference
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No significant difference in the improvement of EBF was observed between intervention and control groups
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Kang et al., 2017 [63]
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Cluster randomized trial
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Experimental group: 570
Control group: 629
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Oromia
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Community-based participatory nutrition promotion program
Daily group nutrition sessions
Follow-up visits
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Community-based
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Meal frequency
Dietary diversity
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Mixed effect multilevel regression
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There was a significant improvement in meal frequency
No significant improvement and dietary diversity
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Kim et al., 2016 [58]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=1481
After intervention=1494
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SNNPR
Tigray
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Behavioural change communication interventions including:
Advocacy and policy dialogues
Interpersonal communication and community mobilization
Mass communication
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Community-based
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EIBF
EBF
Introduction of complementary foods
MDD
MMF
MAD
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Fixed effect regression modelling
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Exposure to one type of intervention:
EIBF (OR = 1.88; 95% CI: 1.08, 3.27);
No significant effect on EBF, MDD, MMF, and MAD
Exposure to two types of interventions:
EIBF (OR = 2.07; 95% CI: 1.09, 3.91);
MDD (OR = 6.87; 95% CI: 1.27, 37.14);
No significant effect on EBF, MMF, and MAD
Introduction of complementary foods increased from 37.4% to 59.7% (P-value <0.001)
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Kim et al., 2019 [64]
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Cluster-randomized trial
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=1328
After intervention=1360
Control group:
Before intervention=1318
After intervention=1360
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Amhara region
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Behavioural change communication interventions including:
Interpersonal communication
Nutrition sensitive agricultural activities
community mobilization
Mass communication
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Community-based
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Introduction of complementary foods
MDD
MMF
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Fixed effect regression modelling
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Exposure to one group of intervention:
MDD (OR = 1.05; 95% CI: 0.74, 1.48)
MMF (OR = 1.05; 95% CI: 0.90, 1.23)
Exposure to two groups of intervention:
MDD (OR = 1.82; 95% CI: 1.14, 2.89)
MMF (OR = 1.69; 95% CI: 1.13, 2.52)
Introduction of complementary foods did not show any improvement
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Kung'u et al., 2018 [59]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=2570
After intervention=2905
Control group:
Before intervention=1670
After intervention=1620
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Afar
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Behaviour change interventions
Integrating nutrition to the frontline workers’ guideline
Family education and counselling booklet
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Health facility
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EIBF
EBF at six months
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Logistic fixed-effect regression
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EIBF (OR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.17, 2.46)
EBF at six months (OR = 2.62 95% CI: 0.07, 1.03)
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Mulualem et al., 2016 [60]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=80
After intervention=80
Control group:
Before intervention=80
After intervention=80
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SNNPR
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Nutrition education (individual and group sessions, and recipe demonstration) based on the HBM model
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Community-based
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Meal frequency
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ANOVA
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MMF frequency decreased in both experimental and control groups
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Negash et al., 2014 [61]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=100
After intervention=81
Control group:
Before intervention=92
After intervention=76
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SNNPR
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Nutrition education using visual materials
Demonstration of food preparation
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Community-based
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Dietary diversity
Meal frequency
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Independent sample t-test
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Dietary diversity and meal frequency increased over the intervention period
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Tariku et al., 2015 [65]
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Cluster randomized trial
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HBM intervention group:
Before intervention=60
After intervention= 54
Traditional nutrition education group:
Before intervention=60
After intervention= 56
Control group:
Before intervention=60
After intervention= 56
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SNNPR
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Complementary feeding messages using the HBM model
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Community-based
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Continued breastfeeding
MDD
MMF
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ANOVA
Kruskal-Wallis test
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No significant difference in the improvement of continued breastfeeding and MMF
HBM intervention group showed significant improvement in MDD (P<0.001)
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Villadsen et al., 2016 [62]
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Quasi-experimental
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Experimental group:
Before intervention=775
After intervention=1434
Control group:
Before intervention=350
After intervention=422
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Oromia
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Training of health professionals
Health education materials
Supervisions of ANC providers
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Health facility
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EBF at 1 month
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Logistic fixed-effect regression
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EBF at 1 month (OR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.4, 3.6)
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