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NCT Number: NCT04232137

Traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in a Rural Ethiopian Hospital to Increase Hospital-based Delivery Rates

This study evaluates if organizing a postpartum traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony will provide an incentive for our antenatal care patients to eventually deliver in our hospital. Patients are randomized to either receiving, or not receiving, a postpartum coffee ceremony for them and their relatives.

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Key information

Conditions

Birth Setting Maternal Health

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Ethiopia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with an estimated maternal mortality ratio of 497 per 100,000 live births. Cultural factors contribute to the underutilization of maternal health services. In 2014, only 20% of our antenatal care patients delivered in our hospital. In order to increase health facility-based delivery rates, government-funded hospitals and health centers facilitate traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies after delivery. We hypothesized that organizing postpartum coffee ceremonies would motivate our antenatal care patients to deliver in our hospital and would thus increase the hospital-based delivery rate.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Pregnant patient
  • First visit to antenatal care clinic

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-viable pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Postpartum coffee ceremony

Behavioral

The promise of a postpartum coffee ceremony

Primary outcomes

  1. Hospital-based Delivery Rate

    Time frame: Up to 9 months

    Percentage of antenatal care patients that deliver in the hospital

Secondary outcomes

  1. Health Center or Health Post-delivery Rate

    Time frame: Up to 9 months

    Percentage of antenatal care patients that deliver in an associated health center or health post

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Gambo General Rural Hospital
  • University of Missouri, Kansas City

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jan 18, 2020
Registry last updated
May 7, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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