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Design, Development, And Testing Of Best4baby, An Mhealth Technology To Support Exclusive Breastfeeding In India: Pilot Study., Tony Ma, Katie Chang, Amal Alyusuf, Elina Bajracharya, Yukiko Washio, Patricia J Kelly, Roopa M Bellad, Niranjana S Mahantashetti, Umesh Charantimath, Vanessa Short, Parth Lalakia, Frances J. Jaeger, Shivaprasad Goudar, Richard Derman
Design, Development, And Testing Of Best4baby, An Mhealth Technology To Support Exclusive Breastfeeding In India: Pilot Study., Tony Ma, Katie Chang, Amal Alyusuf, Elina Bajracharya, Yukiko Washio, Patricia J Kelly, Roopa M Bellad, Niranjana S Mahantashetti, Umesh Charantimath, Vanessa Short, Parth Lalakia, Frances J. Jaeger, Shivaprasad Goudar, Richard Derman
Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at 6 months of age in most low- and middle-income countries, including India, is surprisingly low. There is a relative lack of mobile health apps that specifically focus on leveraging the use of peer counselors (PCs) to support mothers as a means of increasing EBF practices in low- and middle-income countries.
Objective: This study aimed to design, develop, and test the usability of Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby (BEST4Baby), a mobile health app specifically designed to support PCs in providing in-home breastfeeding counseling support to mothers in rural India on optimal breastfeeding practices.
Methods: A …
Kids Into Health Careers: A Rural Initiative, Lori S. Lauver Phd, Beth Ann Swan Phd, Margaret Mary West Phd, Ksenia Zukowsky Phd, Mary Powell Phd, Tony Frisby Phd, Sue Neyhard Ma, Alexis Marsella Ba
Kids Into Health Careers: A Rural Initiative, Lori S. Lauver Phd, Beth Ann Swan Phd, Margaret Mary West Phd, Ksenia Zukowsky Phd, Mary Powell Phd, Tony Frisby Phd, Sue Neyhard Ma, Alexis Marsella Ba
College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations
Abstract
Purpose: To describe a project that introduces middle school and high school students living in Pennsylvania’s rural geographic regions to nursing careers through outreach extended to students regardless of gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
Method: The authors employed many strategies to inform students about careers in nursing. The methods included: working with guidance counselors, participating in community health fairs, taking part in school health career fairs, collaborating with Area Health Education Centers, serving on volunteer local education advisory boards, developing a health careers resource guide, and establishing a rural health advisory board.
Findings: Developing developmentally appropriate programs may have …