Community-level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Mozambique: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pregnancy hypertension is the third leading cause of maternal mortality in Mozambique and contributes significantly to fetal and neonatal mortality. The objective of this trial was to assess whether task-sharing care might reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes related to delays in triage, transport, and treatment.

Study design

The Mozambique Community-Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) cluster randomised controlled trial (NCT01911494) recruited pregnant women in 12 administrative posts (clusters) in Maputo and Gaza Provinces. The CLIP intervention (6 clusters) consisted of community engagement, community health worker-provided mobile health-guided clinical assessment, initial treatment, and referral to facility either urgently (<4hrs) or non-urgently (<24hrs

SUBMITTER: Sevene E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7471842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature