Evaluating interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing for breastfeeding promotion among women living with HIV, giving normal birth at a primary healthcare facility in South Africa: a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We assessed the feasibility of an appropriately powered randomised trial by evaluating whether participants could be recruited and retained, and sought preliminary information on exclusive breastfeeding rates.

Setting

Primary healthcare facility, serving a rural community.

Participants

Women initiating breast feeding within 24 hours of giving birth, on antiretroviral treatment and aged ≥18 years.

Interventions

We randomised mother-infant pairs to receive weekly text messaging encouraging exclusive breast feeding plus in-person individual motivational interviews post partum at weeks 2, 6 and 10, or standard infant feeding counselling.

Outcome measures

The feasibility endpoints included number of participants who consented to participate and num

SUBMITTER: Zunza M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565338 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature