Improving Institutional Deliveries in Rural Zambia

Community intervention trial to determine the effect of provision of non-financial incentives on increasing institutional deliveries in order to contribute to reduction of maternal mortality

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15439813

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2015-09-05

Start date

2014-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-25

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Conditions

Maternal mortality and morbidity Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Two comparable rural regions in Monze separated in the middle by urban region. 1. The intervention arm receives a non-financial incentive in the form of a mother-baby delivery pack containing basic hy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Resident in the study area until delivery time 2. Able to accept the incentives

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to reside in the study area until delivery 2. Unable to accept the incentives

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in institutional deliveries by skilled birth attendants. Analysis will be comparison of number of institutional deliveries in the two arms over the period of one year and pre (2012 & 2013) and post (2014)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Antenatal care attendance 2. Birth preparedness 3. Delivery complications 4. Postnatal attendance 5. Under five clinic attendance	—

Countries

Zambia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026