Optimising scale-up for public health impact: a multimethod implementation science research protocol to improve infant health outcomes in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Child mortality rates remain high in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. We are conducting a cluster randomised control trial in the Gondar zone of the Amhara region to determine the impact of pairing Orthodox priests with community health workers, known locally as the Health Development Army (HDA), on newborns' nutritional status, early illness identification and treatment, and vaccination completeness.Ensuring intervention efficacy with scientific rigour is essential, but there are often delays in adopting evidence into policy and programmes. Here, we present a protocol for conducting parallel implementation research alongside an efficacy study to understand intervention implementability and scalability. This will help develop a scale-up strategy for effective el

SUBMITTER: Hakizimana D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685948 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature