Introducing Community Health Agents (CHA) to Accelerate Achievement of MDGs 4 and 5 in Tanzania: The Connect Project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infant and child mortality, maternal mortality; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN96819844
• Lead Sponsor: Columbia University (USA)

Brief Summary

2013 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23819587 protocol 2016 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27391368 results 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37725612/ results and and qualitative process evaluation (added 22/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-06-21
• Study Completion: 2014-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 3 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3664

Inclusion Criteria

1. Human subjects that reside within the catchment population of the Ifakara and Rufiji HDSS.
2. The household survey will include roughly 3000 households. Households can be included only if:
2.1. Have women of reproductive age (WRA) (15-49 years of age) or be the primary care takers of at least one under-five year old child for women more than 49 years old.
2.2. The population to be enrolled as participants in the household survey will, in most cases, be non-English speaking, educationally- and economically disadvantaged. Kiswahili is the national language of Tanzania and residents of rural villages are typically impoverished and with limited means to adequate schooling. No children under the age of 15 will be enrolled. All WRA will be enrolled as subjects.
3. Health workers ? Any Community Health Agents and government health employees within the study districts.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified