Improving maternal, newborn and child health outcomes through a community-based women's health education program: a cluster randomised controlled trial in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community-based women's health education groups may improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH); however, evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is lacking. Chamas for Change (Chamas) is a community health volunteer (CHV)-led, group-based health education programme for pregnant and postpartum women in western Kenya. We evaluated Chamas' effect on facility-based deliveries and other MNCH outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 74 community health units in Trans Nzoia County. We included pregnant women who presented to health facilities for their first antenatal care visits by 32 weeks gestation. We randomised clusters 1:1 without stratification or matching; we masked data collectors, investigators and analysts to allocation.

SUBMITTER: Maldonado LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7725102 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature