Faith Leaders Advocating for Maternal Empowerment (FLAME)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maternal Health Services; Prenatal Care; Perinatal Care
• Interventions: Behavioral: FLAME

• Registration Number: NCT04039932
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

In 2015, the average Ethiopian woman had a 1 in 64 lifetime risk of death due to complications of childbirth and 87,414 newborns died before their 28th day of life. Demand for MNCH services, however, remains low in Ethiopia's rural communities most at risk with only 16% of women delivering in a health facility.

The investigator's project responds to the challenge of creating demand for existing MNCH services in rural Ethiopia, which fell short of reaching Millennium Development Goal targets for reducing preventable maternal and neonatal deaths. This study addresses two strategic drivers to prevent maternal mortality identified by USAID including improving individual, household, and community behaviors and norms and increasing equity of access and use of services by the most vulnerable.

The primary objective of the study is to determine the impact of a behavior change intervention that partners Ethiopian Orthodox priests with members of the Health Development Army (HDA) and trains them to conduct maternal health outreach to increase births attended by skilled health personnel among women who attend ≥1 ANC visits.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-31
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women
• Willing to receive intervention counseling

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Exclusion Criteria

• None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	FLAME	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Facility delivery	Through study completion, an average of 18 months	The proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel among the women who attended ≥1 ANC visits

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Any ANC	Through study completion, an average of 18 months	Number of women who attended ≥1 ANC visits
Complete ANC	Through study completion, an average of 18 months	Number of women who attended ANC 4

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Gondar; 🇪🇹 Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia