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Effectiveness of an HIV-adapted IMCI Training and Supervision Programme for Community Health Workers

NCT01774136 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1342

Last updated 2019-04-17

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Summary

This is a cluster randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of a Community-Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) training for community caregivers (CCGs), adapted to include HIV-related interventions, on the delivery of maternal, newborn and child health interventions within households in rural communities in Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, South Africa. The intervention includes two components: (1) a 2-week HIV/C-IMCI training for CCGs and their associated facilitators and supervisors, and (2) continuous support and supervision following the continuous quality improvement (CQI) framework, a low-technology approach to management and supervision of health programs. The primary objectives of the proposed evaluation are to measure the effect of the intervention on key outcomes, including early uptake of antenatal care, facility based delivery, postnatal visits, coverage of exclusive breastfeeding, and uptake of HIV PCR testing in infants at 6 weeks. We will also examine the effects of the intervention on immunization uptake up to 12 months and knowledge and practices of CCGs and mothers pertaining to maternal, newborn and child health.

Conditions

  • Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV
  • Antenatal Health Care Utilization
  • Postnatal Health Care Utilization
  • Infant Feeding Practices

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced HIV and MCH training for CHW

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Reddy, MBChB · 20,000+ Partnership, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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