The mixed effects of a package of multilevel interventions on the health and care of pregnant women in Zinder, Niger.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia is prevalent among pregnant women in rural Niger and antenatal care (ANC) attendance is suboptimal. We designed a programmatic intervention including community-based behaviour change communication, provision of essential drugs (including iron folic acid (IFA) supplements) and quality improvement activities at selected integrated health centres (IHCs).

Objective

To assess the impact of the programmatic intervention on: (1) utilisation of ANC, (2) adherence to daily IFA supplementation and (3) prevalence of adequate gestational weight gain (GWG) and anaemia among pregnant women in Zinder, Niger.

Methods

Using a quasi-experimental study design comparing a cohort of women at baseline to another cohort of women at endline, 18 IHCs and surrounding village

SUBMITTER: Ouedraogo CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936581 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature