Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Table 2 Visit timing, EBF and diarrhoea rates for cRCT and RCT breastfeeding interventions

Study	2nd Trimester	3rd Trimester	Days 1-3	Days 4-5**	Days 6-7	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Weeks 5-8	Weeks 9-12	Weeks 13-16	Weeks 17-20	Weeks 21-24	EBF rates***	Diarrhea incidence
Asrasda				x		x	x		x	x	x	x	x	32% vs. 0%	15% vs. 30.5%
Haider		xx	x		x		x		xx	xx	xx	xx	xx	70% vs. 6%	NR
Morrow 1	x	x		x		x	x		x					50% vs. 12%	NR
Morrow 2		x		x		x								38% vs. 12%	NR
Tylleskar 1*		x		x		x		x	x		x	x		71% vs. 9%	NR
Tylleskar 2*		x		x				x	x	x				51% vs. 11%	NR
Tyllesker 3*		x		x				x	x	x				2% vs. <1%	NR

* Tylleskar 1 is study site Burkina Faso, Tylleskar 2 is study site Uganda and Tylleskar 3 is study site South Africa.
** For studies that indicated visit within the first week, days 4–5 were assigned.
*** EBF rates for Intervention vs. Control at 6 months for all studies except Haider (5 months) and Tylleskar (24 weeks).
NR = not reported.

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