Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in Madagascar: results of a secondary analysis of the freeBily trial
Valentina Marchese, André Brito, Raphäel Rakotozandrindrainy, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Njary Rakotozandrindrainy, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Mala Rakoto Andrianarivelo, Jeannine Solonirina, Elveric Fesia Ratiaharison, Mickael Radomanana, Tiana Randrianarisoa, Philipp Klein, Jule Hameister, Leonard Gunga, Irina Kislaya, Anna Jaeger, Govert van Dam, Jürgen May, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Daniela Fusco, the freeBILy consortium · 2026
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Valentina Marchese is lead author of a 2026 secondary analysis, a new look at data from an earlier trial, on breastfeeding and first foods for babies in Madagascar. The data came from the freeBILy trial, and the study tracked delayed first foods at nine months and continued breastfeeding at 24 months.
At nine months, 1,848 of the women assessed were breastfeeding, and 25.7 percent were delaying other foods. At 24 months, 54.4 percent were still breastfeeding, with a median stopping time of 21 months. Mothers with secondary schooling or anaemia delayed first foods less often, while farming mothers did so more often. Older mothers breastfed longer.
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| CREATOR | Valentina Marchese, André Brito, Raphäel Rakotozandrindrainy, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Njary Rakotozandrindrainy, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Mala Rakoto Andrianarivelo, Jeannine Solonirina, Elveric Fesia Ratiaharison, Mickael Radomanana, Tiana Randrianarisoa, Philipp Klein, Jule Hameister, Leonard Gunga, Irina Kislaya, Anna Jaeger, Govert van Dam, Jürgen May, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Daniela Fusco, the freeBILy consortium |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35410 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |