Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Infant Feeding Practices

NCT06601439 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: JCDC/BHR/24/045
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with maternal healthcare services utilization and infant feeding practices The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. 1.Is the utilization of maternal healthcare services antenatally, during delivery, and postnatally associated with household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in Pune, India?
2. 2.Is household food insecurity associated with birth outcomes and infant growth in these women?
3. 3.For information related to socio-demographic characteristics, healthcare services utilization, food insecurity experience, dietary intake, and infant feeding indicators using a questionnaire.
4. 4.Anthropometric measurements of the participant, her husband and her infant/s will be collected.
5. 5.Focus group discussions (FGDs) will also be conducted to gain insight into the perceptions of these women with respect to the utilization of maternal healthcare services.

Conditions

Maternal Health; Prenatal Care; Feeding Patterns

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets

  Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy

  Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness

  Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy

  Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy such as vaginal bleeding, severe headaches

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who delivered at institution

  Percentage of women who delivered at institution

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery

  Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery

  Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits

  Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Percentage of women who had contact with ASHA worker during pregnancy

  Percentage of women who had contact with Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker during pregnancy

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Association of demographic characteristics and household food insecurity scores with the indicators of utilization of healthcare services

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Other Outcomes (2)

• Correlation of indicators of utilization of healthcare services with birth outcomes

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Correlation of indicators of utilization of healthcare services with infant growth

  Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Interventions

Observational Study OTHER

Observational Study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: The study deals with assessment of utilization of maternal healthcare services
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects will be recruited by house-to-house survey in two major slums currently serviced by the Research Institute in Pune city

You may qualify if:

• is willing and able to give informed consent
• has been residing in a slum for a minimum of 3 years
• is aged between 18 to 49 years
• has a child or children less than 2 years of age

You may not qualify if:

• She is unwilling to consent to participate in the study
• The age of her child or children is greater than 2 years.
• The mother or child have any congenital / chronic conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Interventions

Observation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Methods; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Rubina M Mandlik, PhD

  Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Deputy Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: August 5, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 7, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2026
• Last Updated: August 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IN (1)