Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora"
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Cost of individual peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda
Chola, Lumbwe; Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Kankasa, Chipepo; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-29)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months is the recommended form of infant feeding. Support of mothers through individual peer counselling has been proved to be effective in increasing exclusive breastfeeding ... -
Costs of promoting exclusive breastfeeding at community level in three sites in South Africa
Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Jackson, Debra; Chola, Lumbwe; Doherty, Tanya; Chopra, Mickey; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-10)Background: Community-based peer support has been shown to be effective in improving exclusive breastfeeding rates in a variety of settings. Methods: We conducted a cost analysis of a community cluster randomised-controlled ... -
Explaining household socio-economic related child health inequalities using multiple methods in three diverse settings in South Africa
Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Chopra, Mickey; Doherty, Tanya Mark; Jackson, Debra; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-04)Background: Despite free healthcare to pregnant women and children under the age of six, access to healthcare has failed to secure better child health outcomes amongst all children of the country. There is growing evidence ... -
Selling a service: experiences of peer supporters while promoting exclusive infant feeding in three sites in South Africa
Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Daniels, Karen L.; PROMISE-EBF Study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)Background: Even though it has been shown that peer support to mothers at home helps to increase exclusive breastfeeding, little is known about the experiences of peer supporters themselves and what is required of them to ...