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LHW support vs usual care

Breastfeeding initiation · patients with breastfeeding

LHW support probably leads to higher initiation of breastfeeding Self‐report compared with conventional support or care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious… 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.36 [1.14, 1.61]
12 studies · 17159 participants
Moderate

LHW support vs usual care

Breastfeeding · patients with breastfeeding

LHW support probably leads to higher any breastfeeding Self‐report compared with conventional support or care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious… 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.24 [1.1, 1.39]
12 studies · 8104 participants
Moderate

LHW support vs usual care

Exclusive breastfeeding Self‐report · patients with breastfeeding

LHW support probably leads to higher exclusive breastfeeding Self‐report compared with conventional support or care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious… 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.78 [1.74, 4.44]
10 studies · 4334 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Completed preventive therapy with Isoniazid ‐ LHW supported self‐supervision or DOT compared with self‐supervision · patients with tuberculosis (TB) treatment

The intervention showed no clear difference in completed preventive therapy with Isoniazid ‐ LHW supported… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious… 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.92, 1.09]
2 studies · 595 participants
Moderate