Effectiveness of Health Education Provided to Couples on Utilization of Maternity Waiting Homes in Rural Ethiopia
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Brief Summary
Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) were identified as a solution to improve pregnancy outcomes by bringing women living in geographically isolated areas closer to a healthcare facility. Literature shows that MWHs contribute significantly to the reduction of maternal death and stillbirth among users. Despite its importance in improving maternal \& neonatal health outcomes, the utilization of MWHs is very low in Ethiopia. It is important to investigate what strategies could be effective in improving MWH utilization. Therefore, in this study cluster-randomized controlled trials will be conducted to evaluate the effect of male partner involvement intervention on MWH utilization in Ethiopia.
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 3, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 20, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2023
CompletedFebruary 8, 2023
February 1, 2023
6 months
August 3, 2021
February 3, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Utilization of MWH
Utilization of MWH is the use of MWHs by pregnant women in their final weeks of pregnancy to bridge the geographic gap in obstetric care. It is the proportion of pregnant women who use MWHs in the final weeks of pregnancy among the eligible women who are study participants.
up to six months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Level of Maternal Knowledge and Attitude
up to six months
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALThe behavioral intervention will be conducted on the experimental group for consecutive six months. The components of the intervention will be group health education, provision of IEC materials/Leaflets, and home visits.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONThe routine care will be continued in the control group.
Interventions
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Pregnant women at the beginning of second trimesters (14-16 weeks of gestation)
- Pregnant women currently live with their male partners
- Pregnant women permanent residents of the study area
- Pregnant women live in a place ≥2 hours of walking distance from the nearest health facility and/or have no access to public transportation
- Pregnant women whose husbands/male partners will be willing to participate in the study
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant women ≤ 13 weeks of gestation
- Pregnant women not living with their male partners at the time of the study
- Pregnant women who are not permanent residents of the study area
- Pregnant women live in a place \< 2 hours of walking distance from the nearest health facility or have access to transportation
- Pregnant women whose husbands are not willing to participate in the study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Jimma Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Jimma University
Jimma, Oromiya, 378, Ethiopia
Related Publications (2)
Yarinbab TE, Gesesew HA, Belachew T. Effect of health education provided to couples on maternal knowledge, attitude and use of maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia: A cluster-randomized trial. Midwifery. 2024 Nov;138:104153. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104153. Epub 2024 Aug 22.
PMID: 39197275DERIVEDYarinbab TE, Gesesew HA, Harrison MS, Belachew T. Effect of couple-based health education on male-partners knowledge and attitude towards maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized trial. Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 27;13(1):18446. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45681-4.
PMID: 37891206DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Teklemariam E Yarinbab, MPH
Mizan Tepi University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Hailay A Gesesew, PhD
Torrens University Australia
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tefera Belachew, PhD
Jimma University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- The outcome assessors will be masked.
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 3, 2021
First Posted
August 20, 2021
Study Start
November 1, 2022
Primary Completion
May 1, 2023
Study Completion
June 1, 2023
Last Updated
February 8, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
There is no plan to make IPD available.