Community Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Maternal Mortality
- Registration Number
- NCT01487707
- Lead Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
- Brief Summary
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of several community-based interventions that address the key factors underlying the high maternal mortality, as well as neonatal mortality and morbidity in northern Nigeria. The interventions, include:
1. a Voluntary Health Worker Program (VHW)
2. the VHW program with provision of a safe birth kit
3. the VHW program with community folk media activities.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 7200
Inclusion Criteria
- Women of reproductive age who live in the study clusters who provide consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Eligible women who do not consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maternal Mortality Ratio 42 days post delivery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of women delivering in a health facility 2 years Proportion of women receiving antenatal care during pregnancy 2 years Stunting, underweight and wasting in children under 5 years 2 years Knowledge of warning signs during pregnancy 2 years Birthweight 2 years Maternal Morbidity Rates 42 days post delivery Neonatal Mortality Rate 28 days after birth Proportion of women/newborns receiving postnatal care 2 years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Planned Parenthood Federation
🇳🇬Abuja, Nigeria
Planned Parenthood Federation🇳🇬Abuja, Nigeria