Right to health
Conditions
Interventions
This is a non-randomized (quasi-experimental), parallel, 2-arm, open (unblinded) community study. It was hoped to achieve a sample of 1,200 participants for each group, intervention and control, total
and 600 community health workers, invited to take part in a training course on maternal and child health rights, in an entire municipality and in a health district in another municipality. For the con
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Sponsors
Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
Universidade de Southampton
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers. Both genders. At least 18 years old. Be a Primary Health Care professional in the municipalities of selection. Be a support network for pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and/or mothers of 2-year-old children. Be pregnant, have recently given birth and/or the mother of a 2-year-old child
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Primary Health Care professionals who were on vacation, on leave and/or away for any reason. Pregnant women, puerperal women and/or mothers of children up to two years old who refused to participate voluntarily
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: It is expected that there will be a reduction in hospitalizations for Primary Health Care-sensitive conditions related to the care of pregnant women, puerperal women and children up to two years of age six months after the start of the educational intervention, verified by means of an interrupted time series.;Outcome found 1: It was not possible to make inferences for hospitalizations for Primary Health Care-sensitive conditions related to the care of pregnant women, puerperal women and children up to two years of age six months after the start of the educational intervention, by means of an interrupted time series. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: An increase in the number of children breastfed in a complementary way until the age of two is expected, analyzed using an interrupted time series.;Outcome found 2: An increase of 10.62 in the number of children breastfed in a complementary way up to the age of two was observed using an interrupted time series.;Expected outcome 3: An increase in the number of children up to two years of age with up-to-date vaccinations is expected, analyzed using an interrupted time series.;Outcome found 3: An increase of 30.33 in the number of children up to the age of two with up-to-date vaccinations was observed using an interrupted time series.;Expected outcome 4: By means of an interrupted time series, we hope to see an increase in the number of appointments for monitoring pregnant women.;Outcome found 4: Using an interrupted time series, an increase of 64.92 was observed in the number of consultations to monitor pregnant women.;Expected outcome 5: It was hoped that twelve months after the end of the intervention, an increase in educational activities aimed at pregnant women would be seen through an interrupted time series.;Outcome found 5: Twelve months after the end of the intervention, an interrupted time series showed a reduction of 3.25 educational actions aimed at pregnant women. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactErika Barbara Thomaz
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
Outcome results
None listed