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Can Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working As Male-Female Pairs Improve the Use of Postnatal Care Services in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Laos302 participantsStarted 2024-08-10

Plain-language summary

The study aims to assess the effectiveness of male-female VHV/Ws working in pairs on women's uptake of second PNC visits in rural Sepone, Lao PDR. Methods A quasi-experimental cluster study will be conducted between July 2024 and October 2026 in 37 selected sites from two districts in southern Lao PDR. In 19 selected intervention villages in the Sepone district, female-male VHV/Ws pairs will promote postpartum services, whereas, in 18 similar control villages in the Vilabuly district, VHV/Ws will work as individuals.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 49 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women who gave birth within six weeks and twelve months before the study's baseline and end-line surveys. Exclusion Criteria: * Women whose births resulted in a loss, * Women who do consent to participate in the surveys * Women who face a language barrier with surveyors will not be enrolled.

What they're measuring

Uptake of second postnatal care visit

Timeframe: 6 weeks after delivery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06654505

SponsorUniversity of the Ryukyus

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-30

Contact for this trial

Credo Ahissou, PhD

+818064827518 Adelphahiss@gmail.com

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