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NCT Number: NCT06654505

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnant Women Lactating Mother

Age range

15 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Paired Community Health Workers

Behavioral

Community Health Workers will promote maternal and child health services as paired female and male

Primary outcomes

  1. Uptake of second postnatal care visit

    Time frame: 6 weeks after delivery

    Second postnatal visit within 6 weeks after delivery in a health facility reported in maternal and child health handbook

Secondary outcomes

  1. Lenght of facility-based postpartum stay

    Time frame: cutoff is 12 hours

    Number of hours of stay in health facility after delivery

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Credo Ahissou, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+818064827518

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of the Ryukyus

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working As Male-Female Pairs on Women's Use of Postnatal Care Services in Sepone District in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a Protocol for a Quasi-experimental Cluster Study

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 23, 2024
Registry last updated
Oct 28, 2024

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