Interactive Voice Response (IVR) based health information for antenatal and postnatal care services in rural Bangladesh

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Pregnancy complications; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Normal pregnancy; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000057684
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University , Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 23 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 4107

Inclusion Criteria

15 years old or older up to 49 years
- up to 24 weeks or within the 2nd trimester
- able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- below 15 years of age and above 49 years
- not currently pregnant
- pregnant but in their third trimester
- not able to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC)practice (composite outcome)<br><br>1. Number of ANC visits to the doctor/ midwife<br>2. Number of PNC consultations with doctor/ midwife<br><br>Tool: study specific questionnaire about ANC and PNC visits at endline , [ at 6 months postpartum];Maternal mental health and child caring learning (composite outcome)<br>1. Awareness about maternal mental health<br>2, Awareness about nutrition and immunisation of infants and babies<br><br>Tool: Study specific questionnaire<br><br>[ at 6 months postpartum<br>];Health-seeking behaviour from facilities- for mother and child:<br><br>1. visiting health facilities/ doctors or consulting doctor for health problems duirng pregnancy and postpartum (up to 6 months) (excluding ANC and PNC visits/ consultations)<br>2. visiting health facilities/ doctors or consulting doctor for health problems of the infant/ baby (within followup period) (excluding for immunisation)<br><br>Tool: Study specific questionnaire[ 6 months postpartum]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
duration and number of times accessed IVR (composite outcome)<br>Tool: Platform analystics[ 6 months postpartum];Awareness of ANC and PNC - nutrition, rest, required ANC and PNC visits (composite outcome)<br>Tool: Study specific questionnaire[ 6 months after delivery];events of 5 signs of pregnancy complications<br>Tool: Study-specific questionnaire[ At delivery (+ 10 days as the mother may need time to recover and take care of the new baby)];Stillbirth<br>Tool: Patient medical record[ at 6 months after delivery];the episode of common illnesses among babies<br>Tool: Study specific questionnaire[ 6 months of age];postnatal infection<br>Tool: study-specific questionnaire[ at 10 days post-delivery];Preterm birth<br>Tool: Patient medical record[ at 10 days post-delivery];Low birthweight<br>Tool: Patient medical record[ at 10 days post-delivery]