Effectiveness of the maternal and child health handbook for improving continuum of care and other maternal and child health indicators: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Angola.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The maternal and child health (MCH) handbook is promoted as a tool for strengthening continuum of care. We assessed the effect of a MCH handbook intervention package on continuum of maternal and child health care and health outcomes for mother and child.

Methods

We conducted an open-label, parallel two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial in Angola. We randomly assigned municipalities in Benguela province through block randomization to a group using a package of enhanced maternity care service (which included the MCH handbook distribution and its supplementary intervention) and another using usual care (two stand-alone home-based records). We included women who were pregnant at the beginning of the trial period and attended a public health care facility for mat

SUBMITTER: Balogun OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894505 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature