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Community directed interventions

Strengthening Primary Health Care in Rural Malawi using the Community-Directed Intervention Approach

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201903883154921
Enrollment
4500
Registered
2019-03-27
Start date
2016-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Malaria Urinary Schistosomisis, Anaemia Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Distribution of insecticide treated nets to under 5 children and pregnant women using the PHC system
Vitamin A to unde 5 children
home management of malaria
Treatment with Praziquantel
Insecticide treated nets
Home management of malaria
Vitamin A
Praziquantel

Sponsors

World Health Organization
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All people living in the sampled communities during the study implementation duration who consented to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People from outside the sampled communities and those who opted not to participate in the study during informed consent process at the beginning of data collection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
No. of district, health centre and community based health workers actively involved in implementation of the CDI strategy in Mangochi district.;No. of community based implementers actively engaged in the CDI strategy implementation in Mangochi;Proportion of targeted population accessing health services through the CDI strategy in Mangochi district.;Cost per intervention of implementing the CDI strategy in the district.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of targeted population from community referred to health centre through the CDI strategy.;Enhanced capacity for implementation of the CDI strategy within community and health care delivery system in Mangochi district

Countries

Malawi

Contacts

Public ContactPeter Makaula

Senior Researcher RHED Malawi

petmakau@yahoo.co.uk+265888850829

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026