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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ownership through community engagement: The community engagement approach is formally known as SALT. The acronym SALT stands for Stimulate, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer. The interven
Sponsors
Public Health Foundation of India
The Constellation a non governmental organization
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The entire village which has been randomly assigned to receive the intervention is eligible for this community engagement approach. However, data will be collected from households (HHs) having children in the age group of 6-23 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Villages having less than 50 HHs (getting enough number of eligible householdsâ??having children in the age group 6 to 23 months- would be a challenge). Villages having more than 500 HHs (might be difficult to get the community together and hence implementation could be a challenge). Villages which were not accessible at baseline due to security concerns or flood situation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Full immunization coverage in children 12-23 months old Coverage of three doses of OPV and DPT/Pentavalent vaccine in 6-23 month old children Dropout rates between different doses of OPV and Pentavalent/DPTTimepoint: 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Awareness of immunization service provision in mothers Knowledge of the benefits of immunization Health service utilization of mothers Belief that community ownership and action is required to improve health of children Belief that the community can mobilize to take action to prevent their children from getting sick Engaging in community action to identify solutions to improve immunization Sharing knowledge of health promotion practices with othersTimepoint: 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSantanu Pramanik
Public Health Foundation of India
Outcome results
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