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Waiting Time. Wasting Time

NCT02938936 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 597

Last updated 2018-05-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Our study's principle purpose is to determine whether decreasing waiting time before being seen for antenatal care increases demand for and use of antenatal care services in Mozambique.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

OTHER

Pre-natal visit scheduling

This intervention will include a scheduled date and time for prenatal care follow-up visits. Women in the intervention group seeking care for their first ANC appointment will be offered several appointment slots on their return date by the nurse providing their first ANC visit. Women will be able select among the time options and will be provided an appointment card with their scheduled date and time. Staff will limit the number of scheduled women per hour by maintaining an appointment book. Clinic staff will be trained to differentiate between women returning for a scheduled visit from first prenatal visits, emergencies, and unscheduled return visits. First visits and emergencies will be seen during the first 2 hours after clinic opening and unscheduled women will be seen during a one-hour time slot midday. When women return on their date, they will be seen within one hour of their appointment time by clinic staff.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London School of Economics and Political Science

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-01
Primary Completion
2017-07-01
Completion
2017-07-01

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