Neonatal health and survival Neonatal Diseases Neonatal mortality
Conditions
Interventions
The facilitation intervention targets CHC staff and key persons at the community level. Each CHC is accountable for the health care in the community, including all villages. For each village the CHC h
i.e., supporting the facilitators, assisting and coordinating in the facilitation process, and report back to the research team.
A facilitation manual was developed to guide the work
Sponsors
Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida)/Department for Research Cooperation (SAREC) (Sweden)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Districts in Quang Ninh province in Northern Vietnam with a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) higher than 15/1000 have been selected for the intervention, resulting in a study involving eight districts composed by 87 communities with a corresponding community health centre (CHC). In 2005 there were 6227 births and 150 neonatal deaths in these districts resulting in a NMR of 24/1000.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Districts in Quang Ninh province with a NMR less than 15/1000 were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neonatal mortality, measured one year after intervention start and at the end of intervention (two years) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Effects on home visits by midwifes 2. Exclusive breast-feeding 3. Temperature control 4. Knowledge among health staff 5. Care-seeking behaviour 6. Other indicators for neonatal health Outcomes will be measured one year after intervention start and at the end of intervention (two years). | — |
Countries
Viet Nam
Outcome results
None listed