What works to improve duration of exclusive breastfeeding: lessons from the exclusive breastfeeding promotion program in rural Indonesia.

The aim of the study was to identify determinants of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at the individual, family, community, and organizational level. This study was a secondary analysis of data from a multilevel promotion of EBF program in two rural public health centers (PHCs) in the Demak district, Central Java, Indonesia. The program was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group.

The effectiveness of multilevel promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in rural Indonesia.

Purpose: To examine the effectiveness of multilevel promotion on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) duration and prevalence.

Design: A pretest-posttest control group design, quasi-experiment.

Setting: Two public health centers in the Demak District, Central Java, Indonesia.