Maternal and infant morbidity and mortailty Other
Conditions
Interventions
Six wards in Toro Local Government Authority (LGA) in Bauchi State, Nigeria, are randomly allocated (allocation by statistician outside the local study team) to three waves of two wards. The study use
Sponsors
McGill University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All women of childbearing age living in the trial intervention wards 2. Women in the above category who become pregnant are registered and visited 2-monthly during pregnancy and after delivery 3. Spouses of the pregnant women are also visited
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe mental health problems making the person unable to give informed consent to participate and unable to respond to the administered questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured using a household cluster survey after 3 years: 1. Maternal morbidity 2. Maternal mortality 3. Infant morbidity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Items in the CASCADA model of Conscious knowledge, Attitudes, Subjective norms, intention to Change, Agency, Discussion and Action, measured using a questionnaire administered in the household survey after 3 years 2. Feasibiity and acceptability of the home visits, assessed using household cluster survey after 3 years | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed