None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS): It is a method alternate to conventional autopsy (postmortem) which will help to identify the cause of death and easy to carry out in remote a
Sponsors
Bill Melinda Gates Foundation
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i) Age 0 to 5 years . ii) Usual resident population of the study area: 300 villages of Melghat. iii) All the deaths from 93 villages, 4 government hospitals or one MAHAN hospital. iv) Still birth, neonatal death and under 5 children deaths. v) Informed consent obtained from parents, children, spouse or caretaker.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i) Decisionally challenged parents/ Caretaker ii) Trauma and accidental death
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in under 5 children mortality including stillbirthsTimepoint: Within the 4 weeks after the end of the study identification of cause of death will be done | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in preventable deaths of under 5 children including stillbirthsTimepoint: Secondary outcome will be seen in each 4 weeks of study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSameer Palaskar
MAHAN Trust
Outcome results
None listed