Impact of volunteer peer counselling on health and mortality of mothers and children in Malawi (Lewycka et al., 2013)

ID:

RMNCH016a

Full title:

Effect of women's groups and volunteer peer counselling on rates of mortality, morbidity, and health behaviours in mothers and children in rural Malawi (MaiMwana): a factorial, cluster-randomised controlled trial

Publication date:

18 May 2013

Maps:

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Maternal Health

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Child Health

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Newborn Health

Study design:

Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries:

Malawi

Population:

Care during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth

Care-seeking for newborn illness

Infant feeding and nutrition

Immunizations

Care-seeking for childhood illness

Interventions:

Home visits

Outcomes:

Self-care practices

Caregiver practices

Routine care-seeking behaviour

Maternal, newborn and child mortality

Family planning method use

Link:

http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/evidence/impact-evaluations/details/5194/