| Methods |
Design: controlled trial.
Quality assessment
Randomization: B.
Follow‐up: C.
Blinding: A for weight, B for length.
Jadad scale
Randomization: 1/2.
Double‐blinding: 0/2.
Withdrawals: 1/1.
Total Jadad scale score: 2/5. |
| Participants |
119 LBW Honduran term infants. |
| Interventions |
EBF = BF with no other liquids or solids until 6 months (n = 59).
MBF = introduction of complementary solid food at 4 months with maintenance of baseline nursing frequency (n = 60). |
| Outcomes |
Weight and length gain 4‐6 and 6‐12 months; WAZ, LAZ, and WLZ at 6 months; plasma zinc concentration at 6 months;
% of days with fever, cough, nasal congestion, nasal discharge, hoarseness, and diarrhea; age first crawled, age first sat from lying position, walking by 12 months; maternal postpartum weight loss 4‐6 months; resumption of menses by 6 months. |
| Notes |
1. Cluster‐randomized by week of birth, while analyses done at individual level.
2. Analysis not based on intention to treat. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
