Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC), facility delivery and postnatal care (PNC) are proven to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden settings. However, few pregnant rural women use these services sufficiently. This study aims to assess the impact, cost-effectiveness an...
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| author | Caroline A. Ochieng Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli Neha Batura Aloyce Odhiambo Geordan Shannon Andrew Copas Tom Palmer Sarah Dickin Stacey Noel Matthew Fielding Sangoro Onyango Sarah Odera Alie Eleveld Alex Mwaki Fedra Vanhuyse Jolene Skordis |
| author_facet | Caroline A. Ochieng Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli Neha Batura Aloyce Odhiambo Geordan Shannon Andrew Copas Tom Palmer Sarah Dickin Stacey Noel Matthew Fielding Sangoro Onyango Sarah Odera Alie Eleveld Alex Mwaki Fedra Vanhuyse Jolene Skordis |
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| description | Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC), facility delivery and postnatal care (PNC) are proven to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden settings. However, few pregnant rural women use these services sufficiently. This study aims to assess the impact, cost-effectiveness and scalability of conditional cash transfers to promote increased contact between pregnant women or women who have recently given birth and the formal healthcare system in Kenya. Methods The intervention tested is a conditional cash transfer to women for ANC health visits, a facility birth and PNC visits until their newborn baby reaches 1 year of age. The study is a cluster randomized controlled trial in Siaya County, Kenya. The trial clusters are 48 randomly selected public primary health facilities, 24 of which are in the intervention arm of the study and 24 in the control arm. The unit of randomization is the health facility. A target sample of 7200 study participants comprises pregnant women identified and recruited at their first ANC visit over a 12-month recruitment period and their subsequent newborns. All pregnant women attending one of the selected trial facilities for their first ANC visit during the recruitment period are eligible for the trial and invited to participate. Enrolled mothers are followed up at all health visits during their pregnancy, at facility delivery and for a number of visits after delivery. They are also contacted at three additional time points after enrolling in the study: 5–10days after enrolment, 6 months after the expected delivery date and 12 27 months after birth. If they have not delivered in a facility, there is an additional follow-up 2 wees after the expected due date. The impact of the conditional cash transfers on maternal healthcare services and utilization will be measured by the trial’s primary outcomes: the proportion of all eligible ANC visits made during pregnancy, delivery at a health facility, the proportion of all eligible PNC visits attended, the proportion of referrals attended during the pregnancy and the postnatal period, and the proportion of eligible child immunization appointments attended. Secondary outcomes include; health screening and infection control, live birth, maternal and child survival 48 h after delivery, exclusive breastfeeding, post-partum contraceptive use and maternal and newborn morbidity. Data sources for the measurement of outcomes include routine health records, an electronic card-reader system and telephone surveys and focus group discussions. A full economic evaluation will be conducted to assess the cost of delivery and cost effectiveness of the intervention and the benefit incidence and equity impact of trial activities and outcomes. Discussion This trial will contribute to evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of conditional cash transfers in facilitating health visits and promoting maternal and child health in rural Kenya and in other comparable contexts. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03021070. Registered on 13 January 2017. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e051bd3410d401ab3d1b2f5780e02a42022-12-21T19:33:07ZengBMCTrials1745-62152019-03-0120111510.1186/s13063-019-3224-8Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trialCaroline A. Ochieng0Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli1Neha Batura2Aloyce Odhiambo3Geordan Shannon4Andrew Copas5Tom Palmer6Sarah Dickin7Stacey Noel8Matthew Fielding9Sangoro Onyango10Sarah Odera11Alie Eleveld12Alex Mwaki13Fedra Vanhuyse14Jolene Skordis15Stockholm Environment InstituteUCL Institute for Global HealthUCL Institute for Global HealthSafe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)UCL Institute for Global HealthUCL Institute for Global HealthUCL Institute for Global HealthStockholm Environment InstituteStockholm Environment InstituteStockholm Environment InstituteStockholm Environment InstituteStockholm Environment InstituteSafe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)Stockholm Environment InstituteUCL Institute for Global HealthAbstract Background Antenatal care (ANC), facility delivery and postnatal care (PNC) are proven to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden settings. However, few pregnant rural women use these services sufficiently. This study aims to assess the impact, cost-effectiveness and scalability of conditional cash transfers to promote increased contact between pregnant women or women who have recently given birth and the formal healthcare system in Kenya. Methods The intervention tested is a conditional cash transfer to women for ANC health visits, a facility birth and PNC visits until their newborn baby reaches 1 year of age. The study is a cluster randomized controlled trial in Siaya County, Kenya. The trial clusters are 48 randomly selected public primary health facilities, 24 of which are in the intervention arm of the study and 24 in the control arm. The unit of randomization is the health facility. A target sample of 7200 study participants comprises pregnant women identified and recruited at their first ANC visit over a 12-month recruitment period and their subsequent newborns. All pregnant women attending one of the selected trial facilities for their first ANC visit during the recruitment period are eligible for the trial and invited to participate. Enrolled mothers are followed up at all health visits during their pregnancy, at facility delivery and for a number of visits after delivery. They are also contacted at three additional time points after enrolling in the study: 5–10days after enrolment, 6 months after the expected delivery date and 12 27 months after birth. If they have not delivered in a facility, there is an additional follow-up 2 wees after the expected due date. The impact of the conditional cash transfers on maternal healthcare services and utilization will be measured by the trial’s primary outcomes: the proportion of all eligible ANC visits made during pregnancy, delivery at a health facility, the proportion of all eligible PNC visits attended, the proportion of referrals attended during the pregnancy and the postnatal period, and the proportion of eligible child immunization appointments attended. Secondary outcomes include; health screening and infection control, live birth, maternal and child survival 48 h after delivery, exclusive breastfeeding, post-partum contraceptive use and maternal and newborn morbidity. Data sources for the measurement of outcomes include routine health records, an electronic card-reader system and telephone surveys and focus group discussions. A full economic evaluation will be conducted to assess the cost of delivery and cost effectiveness of the intervention and the benefit incidence and equity impact of trial activities and outcomes. Discussion This trial will contribute to evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of conditional cash transfers in facilitating health visits and promoting maternal and child health in rural Kenya and in other comparable contexts. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03021070. Registered on 13 January 2017.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3224-8Conditional cash transfersMaternal and child healthAntenatal careFacility deliveryPostnatal careChild immunization |
| spellingShingle | Caroline A. Ochieng Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli Neha Batura Aloyce Odhiambo Geordan Shannon Andrew Copas Tom Palmer Sarah Dickin Stacey Noel Matthew Fielding Sangoro Onyango Sarah Odera Alie Eleveld Alex Mwaki Fedra Vanhuyse Jolene Skordis Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial Trials Conditional cash transfers Maternal and child health Antenatal care Facility delivery Postnatal care Child immunization |
| title | Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Conditional cash transfers to retain rural Kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | conditional cash transfers to retain rural kenyan women in the continuum of care during pregnancy birth and the postnatal period protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Conditional cash transfers Maternal and child health Antenatal care Facility delivery Postnatal care Child immunization |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3224-8 |
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