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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedAguirre TM, Koehler AE, Joshi A
Recruitment and retention challenges and successes.
This study presents strategies used to successfully recruit and retain rural Hispanic women during a breastfeeding education intervention. The authors found that phone assessments facilitated participation as transportation was an issue. In addition, accommodating requests to deliver or mail study materials and providing incentives were important. Extra effort was needed to maintain contact when phone service was disrupted or participants moved. Keys to success were persistence, flexibility, and alleviating barriers to participation.
AHRQ-funded; HS021321.
Citation: Aguirre TM, Koehler AE, Joshi A .
Recruitment and retention challenges and successes.
Ethn Health 2018 Jan;23(1):111-19. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2016.1246427..
Keywords: Breast Feeding, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Women
Lipira L, Kemp C, Domercant JW
The role of service readiness and health care facility factors in attrition from Option B+ in Haiti: a joint examination of electronic medical records and service provision assessment survey data.
Option B+ is a strategy wherein pregnant or breastfeeding women with HIV are enrolled in lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. This study explored service readiness and other facility factors as predictors of Option B+ attrition in Haiti. The study found that several facility-level factors were associated with Option B+ attrition.
AHRQ-funded; HS013853.
Citation: Lipira L, Kemp C, Domercant JW .
The role of service readiness and health care facility factors in attrition from Option B+ in Haiti: a joint examination of electronic medical records and service provision assessment survey data.
Int Health 2018 Jan;10(1):54-62. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx060..
Keywords: Breast Feeding, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Prevention, Women
Abrams EM, Greenhawt M, Fleischer DM
Early solid food introduction: role in food allergy prevention and implications for breastfeeding.
The authors explore the evidence suggesting that introduction of solid foods before age 6 months might reduce the risk of food allergy. In addition, they review the possible implications of earlier solid food introduction on both the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding and the total duration of breastfeeding. Finally, they argue that harmonization of early introduction guidelines with breastfeeding guidelines is needed to maximize the benefits of both exclusive breastfeeding and early complementary food introduction
AHRQ-funded; HS024599.
Citation: Abrams EM, Greenhawt M, Fleischer DM .
Early solid food introduction: role in food allergy prevention and implications for breastfeeding.
J Pediatr 2017 May;184:13-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.053.
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Keywords: Breast Feeding, Newborns/Infants, Newborns/Infants, Nutrition, Prevention
Kato E, Rajupet S
AHRQ Author: Kato E
Primary interventions to support breastfeeding.
This case study involves a 26-year-old woman, who presents for a routine prenatal visit at 28 weeks’ gestation. Her medical history is significant for poorly controlled asthma, and her family history is significant for breast cancer diagnosed in her mother. It poses three multiple choice questions together with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and related background information.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Kato E, Rajupet S .
Primary interventions to support breastfeeding.
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 15;95(8):517-18.
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Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Breast Feeding, Primary Care, Pregnancy, Asthma
Greenhawt M, Venter C
Having your cake and EATing it too: early timing of multiple allergen introduction does not increase the risk of developing food allergy in standard risk, breastfed infants.
This study sought to determine if there is a protective association between early allergen introduction and a reduced risk of developing food allergy in high-risk infants, but not in standard-risk children. Overall, it found no difference in the rate of food allergy development with introduction of potentially allergenic solids at 3 vs 6 months.
AHRQ-funded; HS024599.
Citation: Greenhawt M, Venter C .
Having your cake and EATing it too: early timing of multiple allergen introduction does not increase the risk of developing food allergy in standard risk, breastfed infants.
Evid Based Med 2017 Apr;22(2):60. doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2016-110488.
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Keywords: Breast Feeding, Newborns/Infants, Newborns/Infants