An evaluation of the health and economic impact of integrated management of childhood illness in Matlab, Bangladesh: a randomised experimental study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases and conditions included in IMCI: nutritional status and major causes of childhood death (including Acute Respiratory Illness [ARI], diarrhoea, and newborn conditions) and child health in generalNutritional, Metabolic, EndocrineChild Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN52793850
- Lead Sponsor
- The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
2009 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19647607 (added 22/05/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 350000
Inclusion Criteria
All under-five children and their caretakers who are residents of the study area.
Exclusion Criteria
Do not meet the criteria above.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Under-five mortality: baseline measured in 2000, midterm in intervention are in 2005 and end-of-project in 2007<br> 2. Under-five nutritional status: baseline measured in 2000 and end-of-project in 2007<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Quality, coverage and utilisation of IMCI services: baseline measured in 2000, and in 2003 and 2005<br> 2. Client satisfaction: measured continuously from June 2003<br> 3. Family and community practices related to IMCI: measured continously from 2002<br> 4. Costs and cost-effectiveness of IMCI implementation: baseline measured in 2000 and end-of-project in 2007<br>