Effect of community health worker training on reproductive, maternal and newborn health Pregnancy and Childbirth Reproductive, maternal and newborn health
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 16/04/2020:
The intervention is two-pronged and targets both the supply and demand side of health care provision in Tabora.
1. The supply side focuses on training and me
Sponsors
CARE Canada
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All women aged 15-49 years residing in Tabora region throughout the TAMANI project lifespan (2017-2021) 2. All men aged 15-49 years residing in Tabora region throughout the TAMANI project lifespan (2017-2021)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Availability of maternal and newborn health services as measured by the followed two indicators: 1.1 Percentage of women with unmet needs for family planning 1.2. Percentage of deliveries with a skilled birth attendant present 2. Increased utilization of maternal and newborn health services as measured by the following two indicators: 2.1. Percentage of women 15-49 with live birth attending antenatal care 4 or more times 2.2. Contraceptive prevalence rate, assessed as the proportion of women currently using, or whose sexual partner is currently using, at least one method of contraception, regardless of the method used 3. Adolescent birth rate as defined as number of births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 years All outcomes will be measured by household survey (direct, face-to-face interviews) at baseline and measured again at each step in the stepped wedge design (the final step takes place approximately 2 years after the baseline survey). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will also be assessed among men. Specifically among men the outcomes are perceptions of women’s health and reproductive rights, including: whether a woman is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband or partner in various situations (e.g., if she knows he has sex with other women, if she is tired or not in the mood); whether a woman has the right to go to the health facility without her husband’s permission; and whether a woman can use family planning without her husband’s permission. | — |
Countries
Tanzania
Outcome results
None listed