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An assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach
Martinez-Brockman JL, Shebl FM, Harari N, Pérez-Escamilla R. An assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 182: 106-116. PMID: 28437693, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Action Process ApproachSocial cognitive predictorsExclusive breastfeeding behaviorCognitive predictorsHAPA modelEffect of intentionOutcome expectanciesSocial ecological modelProcess approachStructural equationSound textCounseling programCounseling processAddress factorsIntentionPeer counseling programWeighted least squares estimationMultiple levelsLactation AdviceTheoretical modelBreastfeeding behaviorExclusive breastfeeding durationInterventionPredictorsBehavior
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Evaluation and adaptation of a two-way text messaging intervention in the WIC breastfeeding peer counseling program: A qualitative analysis
Martinez-Brockman J, Granner J, Buchanan B, Acosta L, Lonczak M, Goeschel L, Xu X, Curry L, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R. Evaluation and adaptation of a two-way text messaging intervention in the WIC breastfeeding peer counseling program: A qualitative analysis. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0313779. PMID: 39787090, PMCID: PMC11717301, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgram impact pathwayCritical Quality Control PointsLow-income womenPeer counseling programPeer counselorsSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramSupplemental Nutrition ProgramContinuity of careCounseling programQuality control pointsLactation AdviceDischarge supportIn-depth interviewsWIC mothersWIC programNutrition ProgramFeasibility trialWICCounseling supportLactation consultantsPeer counselingInfant healthQualitative studyCausal pathwaysBuy-in
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