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The Effects Of Prenatal Health Education On Birth Preparedness And Complication Readiness Among Pregnant Women

NCT07666945 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 576

Last updated 2026-06-24

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Summary

Study setting: The study will be conducted from May 1 to November 2026 in the West Shewa Zone.

Objectives: To measure the effect of health education on birth preparedness and complication readiness practice among pregnant women in the districts of the West Shewa Zone in 2026 (Stepped Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial) Null hypothesis (H₀): There will be no difference in the proportion of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women between intervention and control periods.

Alternative Hypothesis (Ha): Health education intervention on BPCR will result in a significant increase in the proportion of well-prepared pregnant women in the intervention periods across all study sites.

The study population will consist of randomly selected pregnant women in selected public health centers in Districts of west shewa zone.

The west shewa zone districts were selected by simple random sampling methods .Ejere, Ejersa Lefo and Holota districts were selected using simple random sampling .Then Five health centers namely Yaya , Olankomi, Gorba ,Ejere and Gilgel kuyu health centers from three districts of west shewa zone were selected.

Will be then randomized to time of crossover (step) using computer-generated sequences. Because of this, the study design involves a sequential rollout where all groups eventually receive the health education intervention aimed at evaluating birth preparedness and complication readiness changes. At the beginning, the five clusters were identified by simple random sampling. Sequential allocation or randomly assigning each cluster to a specific wedge or starting point will be conducted. At the baseline all clusters begin in the control phase. During the steps (every month to six months) one or more clusters cross over to the intervention phase (implementing BPCR education). During the end phases, all clusters are in the intervention group. The study involves cohort sampling; the same pregnant women are followed through the entire study for six months. All eligible pregnant women attending antenatal care during defined periods in each cluster will eventually receive health education.

Conditions

  • Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness

Interventions

OTHER

health education intervention on birth preparedness and complication readiness

both arms eventually will take educational interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bule Hora University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Belete Feyera Teso, MPH · Bule Hora University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-30
Completion
2026-10-30

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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