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N/A N=207 Randomized Prevention

Incentives for Postnatal Care Demand

Maternal Death · Neonatal Death

Enrolled (actual)
207
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Maternal Postnatal Care Referral — 0.044; 0.154 proportion of maternal clients referred

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Performance-based monetary incentives (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Primary completion
Dec 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Maternal Postnatal Care Referral
0.044; 0.154
SECONDARY
Neonatal Postnatal Care Referral
0.032; 0.126

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the causal impact of performance-based monetary incentives in increasing postnatal care (PNC) referrals by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), via a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • community-based providers of antenatal and/or delivery care, and who are non-formally trained
  • must be resident within the community
  • must not plan to relocate over the intervention duration
  • identified in partnership with community leadership
  • be willing to participate fully in the study, including having their clients contacted for verification

Exclusion Criteria

  • plan to relocate over the intervention duration
  • refusal to provide informed consent for the entire study protocol including agreeing to have their delivery clients contacted for verification
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02936869). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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