Strategies for increasing Focused Antenatal Care clinic visits in the first trimester among pregnant women in Mangochi District, Malawi

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201610001685390

Enrollment

20845

Registered

2016-06-17

Start date

2016-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth Focused Antenatal Clinic Attendance in the first trimester

Interventions

Health Communication (Community Driven Total FANC Attendance)

No Intervention (Status Quo)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The population to be studied will include: 1. reproductive age group (15-49) comprising of all women who attended antenatal care in the previous year of the study. 2. women who will deliver live births during the period of the study, pregnant women who will attend antenatal care during the period of the study 3. spouses to women who attended antenatal care in the previous year of the study 4. village heads.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women below 15 years of age and those above 49 years 2. Incompetent Persons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of women attanding FANC Clinics in the first trimester amongst the three arms	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of women utilizing Pregnancy Rapid test in the first trimester	—

Countries

Malawi

Contacts

Public ContactWilliam Peno

Malawi Ministry of Health

williampeno@yahoo.com.au+265999338473

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026