The effect of participatory women?s groups on birth outcomes in Bangladesh: does coverage matter?

Completed

• Conditions: Maternal and Child Health; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Neonatal mortality and maternal health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN01805825
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 16000

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women, living in the study area, who are permanent residents in the union in which their delivery or their death was identified.
2. Women and their newborn infants are included after birth, or, if a woman dies during pregnancy, after her death.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who are temporary residents in the union in which their delivery or death was identified
2. Women who decline to be interviewed
3. Women who reside outside the study area

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eonatal mortality (deaths in the first 28 complete days after birth per 1,000 live births), during the last 24 months of the study.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Early and late neonatal mortality rate <br>2. Stillbirth rate<br>3. Pregnancy-related mortality ratio and maternal mortality ratio<br>4. Health care use <br>5. Home care practices