Effectiveness of group antenatal care model in Ethiopia

Effectiveness of group antenatal care model in improving health literacy and self-efficacy, quality of care experience, and maternity continuum of care utilization at the primary health care delivery sites in northwest Ethiopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202203807835401

Enrollment

456

Registered

2022-03-10

Start date

2022-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Group Antenatal Care Model

Standard Antenatal care model

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Pregnant women with 16 weeks gestation or below at time of recruitment b) Pregnant women who voluntarily choose to attend ANC follow up in group approach c)Pregnant women who have no plan to leave the respective residence at least for next one year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those pregnant women whose gestational age remains unknown with all available techniques of estimation of gestational age.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health literacy and self-efficacy, Quality of care experience, and maternity continuum of care utilization	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Intention to adhere to exclusive breastfeeding and intention to use postpartum family planning	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactKassahun Alemu

Professor of Epidemiology and Public Helath at University of Gondar

Kassalemu@gmail.com+251911752466

Outcome results

None listed

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