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Implementing an Integrated RMNCH Intervention by Community Health Workers in Achham and Dolakha: National Pilot

Not Applicable
Conditions
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Integrated, Community-Health Systems
Registration Number
NCT03371186
Lead Sponsor
Possible
Brief Summary

The investigators will conduct a cluster-controlled, stepped wedge implementation science trial of a bundled reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare (RMNCH) delivery intervention within an approximate population of 300,000 people in rural Nepal. This intervention integrates five evidence-based approaches for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health focused on the "golden 1000 days" from conception through age two: 1) Community Health Worker model of home-based care to monitor and increase utilization of services, maternal and neonatal health knowledge, self-efficacy, social support, and emergency planning among mothers; 2) Continuous surveillance of all pregnancies and children via an integrated electronic medical record; 3) Delivering community-based integrated management of newborn and childhood illness (CB-IMNCI) via CHWs; 4) Group antenatal and postnatal care to improve care delivery and reduce mortality during the "golden 1000 days" from conception to age two; and 5) Balanced counseling to increase post-partum contraception.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
12000
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Reproductive aged women 15-49;
  2. Reproductive aged women 15-49; recently delivered in past two years;
  3. Reproductive aged women 15-49; active pregnancy during study period and identified by a CHW serving their village
  4. Children aged 0-2; children of recently-delivered mothers (population #2 or #3 above);
  5. Healthcare staff; CHWs serving village clusters, CHW Leaders serving one of the village clusters, Nyaya Health Nepal and Government of Nepal employees involved in study design, program implementation, data collection, or data analysis processes; and
  6. Must reside in either Achham or Dolakha District, Nepal.
Exclusion Criteria

Patients meeting inclusion criteria and consenting to study enrollment, as stated above, will be included in the study unless 1) patients migrate from the study are before completion of any of the bundled interventions; 2) patients request exclusion from the study at any point during the bundled intervention.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Institutional Birth Rate3 years

The percentage of births in a healthcare facility with a healthcare professional present.

Under-Two Mortality Rate3 years

The under-2 mortality rate is the probability (expressed as a rate per 1,000 live births) of a child born in a specified year dying before reaching the age of two if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

Post-Partum Contraceptive Prevalence Rate3 years

The post-partum contraceptive prevalence rate is number of married reproductive aged women (15-49) in the study population who delivered in the past two years who are using a modern contraceptive method out of the total number of married reproductive aged women (15-49) in the study population who delivered in the past two years.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Home Visit Coverage3 months

The percentage of children under 2 receiving monthly home based care by a CHW out of total number of children under 2 (aggregated by the percentage of pregnant women and reproductive-aged women).

Group Care Content Fidelity3 months

The percentage of topics covered and completed out of total planned topics

Group Participation3 months

The percentage of participants completing group sessions out of total scheduled participants

Session Completion3 months

The percentage of group sessions completed out of total appropriate number of group sessions

Pediatric Stunting Prevalence1 month

The number of cases children in catchment area under age of two whose length-for height or height-for-age is two SDs below WHO Child Growth Standards median/total number of children in catchment area under age of two

First-Trimester Pregnancies Identified3 months

The percentage of pregnancies identified at less than 12 weeks

Antenatal Care Completion3 months

The percentage of women who have had 4 or more antenatal care visits and are eligible for the government financial incentive out of total number of women delivered

Pediatric Diarrhea Incidence1 month

The number of new cases of diarrhea in catchment area in children under age of two/month

Total Intervention Cost3 years

The total sum costs of each intervention component

Cost-Effectiveness of Bundled Intervention3 years

The total sum costs of each intervention component over under-2 deaths averted by intervention

Pediatric Pneumonia Incidence1 month

The number of new cases of pneumonia in catchment area in children under age of two/month

Exclusive Breastfeeding Prevalence1 month

The number of infants in catchment area age zero-five months who are exclusively breastfed/total infants in catchment area age zero-five months

Percent of postpartum women with unmet need for contraception3 years

The number of reproductive age women within the first year following the birth of their most recent child who desire to either stop or postpone childbearing for the next 2 years who are not currently using a contraceptive method or have a repeat unintended pregnancy while not using contraception/Total number of women who are up to one year postpartum, excluding women who declare that they are infecund, have had a hysterectomy, or are in menopause

Contraceptive Method Mix3 months

The percentage of women using each method of modern contraception out of total number of women using modern contraception

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Bayalpata Hospital

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Sanfebagar, Achham, Nepal

Charikot Primary Health Center

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Bhimeshwor, Dolakha, Nepal

Bayalpata Hospital
🇳🇵Sanfebagar, Achham, Nepal
Aradhana Thapa, MPH
Contact
aradhana@possiblehealth.org
Santosh Dhungana, MD-GP
Contact
santosh@possiblehealth.org
David Citrin, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator

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