Is it possible to develop a home based package of interventions delivered by community based women that will improve levels of maternal, newborn, child and HIV care in a disadvantaged community in South Africa?

Completed

• Conditions: Mother to child transmission of HIV; neonatal health; Neonatal Diseases; Fetus and newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancy

• Registration Number: ISRCTN41046462
• Lead Sponsor: Saving Newborn Lives (Save the Children) (USA)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-01-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 3600

Inclusion Criteria

All pregnant women aged 16-49 years who give informed consent for study participation

Exclusion Criteria

Does not match inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. HIV free infant survival at 12 weeks postpartum<br>2. Levels of exclusive and appropriate infant feeding at 12 weeks postpartum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Better uptake of a postnatal clinic visit within 7 days of life<br>2. Coverage of care and behavioural indicators (antenatal HIV testing, uptake of cotrimoxazole amongst HIV exposed infants at 6 weeks, family planning uptake at 6 weeks)<br>3. Levels of maternal depression at 12 weeks postpartum<br>4. To assess whether the intervention is cost-effective compared to improved health facility care alone. This will be evaluated in terms of cost per HIV infection averted and disability-adjusted life years (DALY?s) saved