Chama Cha MamaToto: a Pilot Study of Peer Support Groups in Kenya
Increasing Pregnancy Health Services Uptake Through Integrated Peer Support Groups in Kenya: A Prospective Cohort Study
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Brief Summary
Preventing maternal and newborn deaths remain high on the global agenda. To address this, the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), in partnership with the Government of Kenya, launched Chama cha MamaToto, a community-led peer-support model that groups women together in pregnancy and infancy. Central to the chama approach is the integration of health, social and financial literacy education with a savings/loans program.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2012
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 31, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 15, 2017
CompletedJune 15, 2017
June 1, 2017
1.7 years
May 31, 2017
June 14, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Facility delivery
Proportion of women giving birth in a health facility based on questionnaire
22 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
4 ANC visits
22 months
CHV homevisit
22 months
Exclusive breastfeeding
22 months
Study Arms (2)
Chama cha MamaToto
EXPERIMENTALPregnant women in communities where chama cha mamatoto is taking place will be invited to join and participate in bi-weekly group meetings for a year
Referent
NO INTERVENTIONPregnant women attending at least one prenatal visit in communities where chama cha mamatoto was implemented three months later served as the comparison
Interventions
Chama cha Mamatoto is a community-based model of peer support group in pregnancy and infancy that combines health education, relationship building and a savings and loans program, led by community health workers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Pregnant women in communities where chamas were taking place
- Any woman attending chama
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Moi Universitylead
- Grand Challenges Canadacollaborator
- University of Torontocollaborator
Related Publications (1)
Maldonado LY, Songok JJ, Snelgrove JW, Ochieng CB, Chelagat S, Ikemeri JE, Okwanyi MA, Cole DC, Ruhl LJ, Christoffersen-Deb A. Promoting positive maternal, newborn, and child health behaviors through a group-based health education and microfinance program: a prospective matched cohort study in western Kenya. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 May 12;20(1):288. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02978-w.
PMID: 32398156DERIVED
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, MDCM
Moi University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Visiting Lecturer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 31, 2017
First Posted
June 15, 2017
Study Start
September 1, 2012
Primary Completion
June 1, 2014
Study Completion
June 1, 2016
Last Updated
June 15, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share