| BMI | Body mass index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| EBF | Exclusive breastfeeding |
| GEE | Generalized estimating equations |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| Lao PDR | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
| LMIC | Low- and middle- income countries |
| RCT | Randomized control trial |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| STEB | Social Transfer for Exclusive Breastfeeding |
| VITERBI | Vientiane Multi-Generational Birth Cohort |
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