Maternal and child health Other Maternal and child health
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 06/07/2018:
Anganwadi centers will be selected from treatment areas (which are determined by the Indian government)
each Anganwadi center has one Anganwadi worker and is overseen by a supervisor who has approx. 20 Anganwadi centers in her cluster. Comparison centers will be selected from the control area where ICDS
each Anganwadi center has one Anganwadi worker and is overseen by a supervisor who has 20 Anganwadi centers in her cluster. Comparison centers will be selected from which the control sample will be se
Sponsors
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current participant inclusion criteria as of 31/07/2018: 1. Pregnant women 2. Mothers of children 3. Children < 60 months of age 4. Anganwadi workers (AWWs) 5. Lady supervisors of the AAws 6. Other ICDS officials 7. Other government officials and private stakeholders Previous participant inclusion criteria as of 06/07/2018: 1. Pregnant women 2. Mothers of children <24 months of age 3. Children <60 months of age 4. Anganwadi workers (AWWs) 5. Lady supervisors of the AAws 6. Other ICDS officials 7. Other government officials and private stakeholders Previous participant inclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women 2. Mothers 3. Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) 4. AWW assistants 5. ICDS officials 6. Children 7. Other government officials
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current participant exclusion criteria as of 06/07/2018: 1. Non-beneficiaries of the Anganwadi center 2. Not registered to receive ICDS service Other exclusions criteria may exist as per sampling plan such as excluding villages which are too small or urban areas. Some beneficiaries of ICDS service may also be excluded - adolescent girls and children under 72 months. Previous participant exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measure as of 31/07/2018: To assess the effectiveness of ICDS-CAS compared to the standard ISSNIP and ICDS, the following were assessed: 1. The proportion of pregnant women and mothers of children <12 months who received adequate number of home visits by the AWW in 3 months 2.The proportion of pregnant women and mothers of children <12 months who received appropriate extent or level of counselling from the AWW during their interactions (at home, at AWCs, or in other settings) in 3 months Previous primary outcome measure as of 06/07/2018: The proportion of ICDS beneficiaries (pregnant & lactating women with children <12 months) who receive appropriate number of home visits and appropriate counselling messages from the Anganwadi workers as per ICDS guidelines; and the proportion of children who receive adequate level of growth monitoring services (weighing, and counselling on nutritional status) from the Anganwadi workers. Previous primary outcome measure: Time use in minutes spent recording key patient information on CAS app compared to recording the information by hand is measured using photographic and video technology, as well as a survey asking about time use in the past 24 hours at baseline and endline, as well as some qualitative data that will be collected throughout the process. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 06/07/2018: 1. Knowledge of AWWs on topics including birth preparedness, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and family planning 2. Knowledge of mothers on topics including birth preparedness, breastfeeding, complementary feeding and family planning 3. Practices of mothers around birth preparedness, antenatal care, delivery care, infant and young child feeding practices, family planning, and immunization Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Child growth is measured using stadiometers and infantometers at baseline and 1 year 2. Child weight is measured using weighing scales at baseline and 1 year | — |
Countries
India, United States of America
Outcome results
None listed