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Adaptation and validation of the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale and the breastfeeding knowledge questionnaire for use in an Ethiopian setting.
Ahmed, Misra Abdulahi; Fretheim, Atle; Alemayehu, Argaw; Magnus, Jeanette H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Validated instruments to assess breastfeeding knowledge and attitude are non-existent in Africa including Ethiopia. We aimed to adapt and validate the Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire (BFKQ) and the Iowa ... -
Breastfeeding Education and Support to Improve Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices and Infant Growth: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial from a Rural Ethiopian Setting
Ahmed, Misra Abdulahi; Fretheim, Atle; Argaw, Alemayehu; Magnus, Jeanette H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although peer-led education and support may improve breastfeeding practices, there is a paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of such interventions in the Ethiopian context. We designed a cluster-randomized trial to ... -
Determinants of knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding in rural pregnant women using validated instruments in Ethiopia
Ahmed, Misra Abdulahi; Fretheim, Atle; Argaw, Alemayehu; Magnus, Jeanette H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
Effect of breastfeeding education and support intervention (BFESI) versus routine care on timely initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in Southwest Ethiopia: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Ahmed, Misra Abdulahi; Fretheim, Atle; Magnus, Jeanette H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)