Effect of nutritional and hand-hygiene educational programs on maternal anaemia and foetal birth weight

The effectiveness of nutritional and hand-hygiene educational programs on maternal anaemia and foetal birth weight in southern Thailand: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12498252

Enrollment

648

Registered

2010-05-27

Start date

2008-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

STH infestation, maternal anaemia, foetal birth weight Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

1. Control: without any intervention This group will not expose to any interventions and will receive normal routine standard of ANC. 2. Intervention 1: nutritional program The 15 minutes flipchart on

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All pregnant women with a gestational age of twelve to twenty weeks, who had lived in Narathiwat province for at least one year and were attending the antenatal clinic in four of the study hospitals at first visit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. High-risk pregnancies such as severe anaemia of less than seven gm/dl 2. Heart disease 3. HIV positive/AIDS 4. Any mental problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Maternal anaemia, defined as haemoglobin <11g/dL (WHO criteria), measured at recruitment (12-20 weeks) and 32 weeks of gestation. 2. Foetal birth weight	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
STH infestation: Binary outcome is infested or not infested. If infested then the intensity and type of helminths is measured at recruitment( 12-20weeks) and 3 month after recruitment.	—

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026