title: [The impact of health workers' training on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices].
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the impact on feeding practices for infants (<1 year of age) resulting from update training for health workers in the Ten Steps to Healthy Feeding of Children Under Two. Health Care Centers (HCC) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were randomized into a control group (n=11) and an intervention group (n=9). Health centers organized according to Brazil's Family Health Program (FHP) were included as an intervention cluster (n=12). Infant feeding practices were evaluated at the health centers at 6 months (n=918) and again at 12 months of age (n=799). The results showed that mean duration of exclusive breastfeeding was significantly longer in the two groups that received the intervention (2.56±1.91 months in the FHP intervention and 2.32±1.63 months in the HCC intervention) compared to the HCC control group (1.91±1.60 months). There was a positive impact on the quality of complementary feeding of infants treated at the health centers that participated in the intervention, especially those with the FHP.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcia Regina
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vítolo
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Laura
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Louzada
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rauber
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grechi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cíntia Mendes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gama
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors