Exclusive breastfeeding and risk of malnutrition in children: the healthcare provider-led education in Mwanza, Tanzania
Joel Mwanga, Farida Iddy Mkassy, Titus Robert Leeyio, Stella Mugassa, Ednah Loishiye Samwel, Mirriam Dianah Lucheveleli, Janeth Peter, Paul Alikado Sabuni, Msilikale Walter Manyiri, Peter Martin Chilipweli, Eveline Thobias Konje, Martha Fidelis Mushi · 2026
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Joel Mwanga and co-authors studied exclusive breastfeeding and child malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania, in a 2026 field study that also studied how health workers teach feeding practices. Malnutrition in its many forms still threatens young children's survival and growth.
Five hundred mothers with children aged 6 to 24 months joined the study, plus 15 healthcare providers. Bayesian logistic regression, run with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, weighed how exclusive breastfeeding relates to malnutrition measures such as stunting and wasting. Provider interviews and observation cross-checked how feeding education is actually delivered along the maternal care sequence. The joint design links home feeding behavior with the clinic support meant to sustain it, pointing to where teaching can be strengthened.
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| CREATOR | Joel Mwanga, Farida Iddy Mkassy, Titus Robert Leeyio, Stella Mugassa, Ednah Loishiye Samwel, Mirriam Dianah Lucheveleli, Janeth Peter, Paul Alikado Sabuni, Msilikale Walter Manyiri, Peter Martin Chilipweli, Eveline Thobias Konje, Martha Fidelis Mushi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36350 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |