Impacts of mobile health interventions on infant and young child feeding in LMICs: systematic review and meta-analysis
Thiwawan Thepha e outros, 2026 · BMC Pediatrics
mHealth interventions increased the odds of exclusive breastfeeding at 5 to 6 months by 74% in LMICs.
Estimativa · exclusive breastfeeding at 5–6 months, odds ratio
1,74 [1,34; 2,29]
odds ratio
- Desenho
- Meta-análise. Meta-analysis of 10 studies evaluating exclusive breastfeeding at 5–6 months
- População
- Mothers and infants from birth to 6 months across 14 low- and middle-income countries
Onde está o número
Results > Results of critical appraisals > 1st outcomes > Effects on exclusive breastfeeding; Section 'Results > Results of critical appraisals > 1st outcomes > Effects on exclusive breastfeeding', paragraph 2
The pooled effect was estimated as a odds ratio (1.74, 95% CI = 1.34–2.29); this finding was significant at the 95% confidence level.
Contexto
What changed: Mobile health interventions delivering counseling, education, or reminders to mothers and health workers were evaluated for their impact on infant feeding. Comparison: Standard care or non-mHealth control groups. Limits: High between-study heterogeneity (I-squared = 87%) and interventions were more effective among wealthier, urban, and more educated women.
Caminho no grafo
- FamíliaInformação e persuasão
- TipoCampanha de informação
- EixoAlimentação
MAGI só cita evidência deste instrumento
Lugares do estudo
- India · País · IN
- Bangladesh · País · BD
- Iran · País · IR
- Nigeria · País · NG
- Brazil · País · BR
- China · País · CN
- Guatemala · País · GT
- Kenya · País · KE
- Pakistan · País · PK
- Senegal · País · SN
- South Africa · País · ZA
- Vietnam · País · VN
- Turkey · País · TR
- Licença
- CC-BY
- Revisão
- Extraído por máquina, não revisadoExtraído por: gemini-3.8-flash, 2026-10-23