Community mobilisation to increase delivery by trained health workers in Makwanpur district, Nepal

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maternal and newborn health; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN99834806
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Child Health, University College London (UK)

Brief Summary

2011 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21595902 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32375684/ (added 18/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-09-28
• Study Completion: 2012-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 1 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 13721

Inclusion Criteria

1. Measurement of outcomes:
1.1. For trained birth attendance within intervention and control clusters, women who deliver infants at gestation 28 complete weeks or greater
1.2. For mortality, women of reproductive age (12 - 49 years old) who die
1.3. Infants born within the study period
2. Intervention: the intervention involves community mobilisation through women's groups and health management committee (HMC) strengthening. Participation in women's groups and their activities is voluntary, and there are no pre-determined intervention inclusion criteria. Participation in HMC strengthening is also voluntary. Participants will usually be HMC members, but may also be community members whom HMCs invite to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified