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Chamas for Change Validation

NCT03187873 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3040

Last updated 2017-06-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This team has shown that chamas can be tailored to increase the uptake of health services in pregnancy and infancy, sustain themselves beyond the period of funding and become integrated within a county's health strategy. However, further investment is warranted to validate this intervention in a new region to ensure the positive effects on MNCH are a result of chamas and can be replicated. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that chamas are an effective service-delivery platform for improving women's and children's health and well-being in western Kenya.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Related

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Chama cha MamaToto

Chamas are a community-led model of peer support for women in pregnancy and infancy. Chamas are highly gendered institutions that women have relied on for survival to pool resources. Using this existing cultural script, chamas have been tailored to the needs of pregnant women. Central to the approach is the integration of health, social and financial literacy education with a savings/loans program. Chamas are designed to improve MNCH by generating positive peer support for women to advocate for themselves and account for the care they receive.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Indiana University

    collaborator OTHER

  • AbbVie

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Grand Challenges Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Moi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Astrid Christoffersen-deb, MDCM · Moi University

  • Julia Songok, MBChB, MMed · Moi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Kenya

Study Locations

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