Women's community groups in rural areas (on quality of care, health-seeking behaviour and mortality rates) in Malawi (Colbourn et al., 2013)

ID:

RMNCH219a

Full title:

Effects of quality improvement in health facilities and community mobilization through women's groups on maternal, neonatal and perinatal mortality in three districts of Malawi: MaiKhanda, a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness trial

Publication date:

01 February 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 Newborn Health

Study design:

Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries:

Malawi

Population:

Care during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth

Interventions:

Community mobilization

Outcomes:

Routine care-seeking behaviour

Maternal, newborn and child mortality

Maternal, newborn and child morbidity and disability

Link:

http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/evidence/impact-evaluations/details/5206/