Improving Breastfeeding by Empowering Mothers in Vietnam: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Mobile App

Thi Thuy Duong Doan, Colin Binns, Ngoc Minh Pham, Yun Zhao, Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh, Thi Thu Ha Bui, Trung Chuyen Tran, Xuan Hoai Nguyen, Roslyn Giglia, Fenglian Xu and Andy Lee
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Thi Thuy Duong Doan: Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
Colin Binns: School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Ngoc Minh Pham: School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Yun Zhao: School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh: Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
Thi Thu Ha Bui: Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
Trung Chuyen Tran: Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, 18 Vien Street-Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
Xuan Hoai Nguyen: Faculty of IT, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HUTECH), Ho Chi Minh 700000, Vietnam
Roslyn Giglia: Foodbank Perth Airport, Perth, WA 6105, Australia
Fenglian Xu: Data Analysis & Surgical Outcomes Unit (DASO), Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
Andy Lee: Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: Breastfeeding provides benefits to the infant and mother; however, the rates of breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding, remain below optimal levels in many Asian countries. The aim of this study is to review the benefits of breastfeeding to mothers and infants and current rates of breastfeeding in Vietnam, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application on exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Vietnam. A two-arm, parallel triple-blinded randomised controlled trial will be conducted among 1000 mothers in Hanoi City, Vietnam, during 2020–2021. Eligible participants are pregnant women who will seek antenatal care from health facilities at 24–36 weeks of gestation and plan to deliver at two participating hospitals, own a smartphone, and carry a singleton foetus. Permuted-block randomisation method stratified by maternal age, education and parity will be used to ensure an equal number of participants in each group. A smartphone app will be developed to deliver breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding information to the intervention and control group, respectively. Data will be collected at baseline, before hospital discharge, and at 1, 4, and 6 months postpartum. This study envisages demonstrating whether a smartphone-based intervention can be effective at improving breastfeeding in Vietnam. Trials registration: ACTRN12619000531112.

Keywords: breastfeeding; maternal health; infant health; mobile application; Vietnam; CONSORT-SPI 2018 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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