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Chama Cha MamaToto: a Pilot Study of Peer Support Groups in Kenya

NCT03188250 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 515

Last updated 2017-06-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Preventing maternal and newborn deaths remain high on the global agenda. To address this, the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), in partnership with the Government of Kenya, launched Chama cha MamaToto, a community-led peer-support model that groups women together in pregnancy and infancy. Central to the chama approach is the integration of health, social and financial literacy education with a savings/loans program.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Related
  • Group, Peer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Chama cha Mamtoto

Chama cha Mamatoto is a community-based model of peer support group in pregnancy and infancy that combines health education, relationship building and a savings and loans program, led by community health workers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grand Challenges Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Moi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, MDCM · Moi University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2016-06-30

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