Neonatal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Quasi Exprimental Study
Sponsors
Grand Challnges Canada
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Pregnant women in the 2nd or 3rd trimester • Age 15 years and above • Pregnant women with plans to stay in the study area (catchment area of the health facility) for delivery and one month post-partum • Willingness to provide cord care as per the protocol • Willingness to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Pregnant women in the 1st trimester • Pregnant women delivered at health facility and one month post-partum • refused to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Develop and test a system to integrate 7.1% chlorohexidine (CHX) into safe delivery kits and distribute though traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to prevent neonatal cord infections that result from rural home births in South Sudan. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • To determine whether 4% chlorohexidine cord cleansing integrated with safe delivery Kit is more effective than dry cord care for the prevention of cord infections • To train 100 TBAs/Community Health Workers on the application of CHX and how to train mothers on the continued application • To determine if neonatal cord sepsis in the intervention group will reduce by 75% compared to the control group | — |
Countries
Sudan
Contacts
Public ContactJoyce Sitima
Research Coordinator
Outcome results
None listed