Improving health care facility birth rates in Rorya District, Tanzania: a multiple baseline trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in Africa remain unacceptably high, as many women deliver at home, without access to skilled birth attendants and life-saving medications. In rural Tanzania, women face significant barriers accessing health care facilities for their deliveries.

Methods

From January 2017 to February 2019 we conducted a multiple baseline (interrupted time series) trial within the four divisions of Rorya District, Tanzania. We collected baseline data, then sequentially introduced a complex intervention in each of the divisions, in randomized order, over 3 month intervals. We allowed for a 6 month transition period to avoid contamination between the pre- and post-intervention periods. The intervention included using community health workers to

SUBMITTER: Webber G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793235 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature