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Tabora Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative: Improving reproductive, maternal and newborn health in Tabora, Tanzania

An evaluation of the Tabora Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative Protocol for a stepped-wedge trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16003321
Enrollment
8000
Registered
2018-05-11
Start date
2017-11-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Effect of community health worker training on reproductive, maternal and newborn health Pregnancy and Childbirth Reproductive, maternal and newborn health

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
Lead Sponsor

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

MeasureTime 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

MeasureTime 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

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