Evaluation planning for the timed and targeted care for families program in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Timed and targeted care for families (ttCF) is a community-based intervention implemented under the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) project (2021-2025) in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. The ttCF aims to improve maternal and child health during the first 1,000 days of life. The study presents the design of impact and implementation process evaluations of the ttCF program.

Methods

A comprehensive evaluation framework was developed, including (1) a quasi-experimental study with 6 intervention and 6 comparison municipalities, (2) multiple cross-sectional surveys only in 16 intervention municipalities, and (3) a process evaluation guided by the RE-AIM framework (reach, impact/outcomes, adoption, implementation and maintenance). In intervention areas, barang

SUBMITTER: Kang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283334 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature