Optimization of community-level antenatal risk identification for control of hypertension disorder in pregnancy in rural district of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Optimization of community-level antenatal risk identification for control of hypertension disorder in pregnancy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202304639669676

Enrollment

230

Registered

2023-04-11

Start date

2022-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Circulatory System Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Locally adapted HDP risk identification compared to the usual care

Usual care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study will include HEWs with educational status levels 4 and above.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: HEWs on maternity leave and/or on extended sick leave during the study period will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Competency of health extension workers (HEW) with use of BP device - % HEWs that can properly apply the BP device’s cuff - % HEWS that identify the systolic and diastolic readings on the device - % HEWs that can interpret the traffic colours on the device - % of HEWs that can define the error messages on the device	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mean knowledge of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy and its related complications	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactAchenef Muche

University of Gondar

ashua2014@gmail.com+251939529888

Outcome results

None listed

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