Status: Recruiting
Can Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working As Male-Female Pairs Improve the Use of Postnatal Care Services in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
The study aims to assess the effectiveness of male-female VHV/Ws working in pairs on women's uptake of second PNC visits in rural Sepone, Lao PDR. Methods A quasi-experimental cluster study will be conducted between July 2024 and October 2026 in 37 selected sites from two districts in southern Lao PDR. In 19 selected intervention villages in the Sepone district, female-male VHV/Ws pairs will promote postpartum services, whereas, in 18 similar control villages in the Vilabuly district, VHV/Ws will work as individuals.
Participants needed: 302
Trial details
Age: 15-49Biological sex: FemaleType: InterventionalSponsor: University of the RyukyusUpdated: Oct 28, 2024Locations: 1
Eligibility criteria
Women who gave birth within six weeks and twelve months before the study's basel...
Women whose births resulted in a loss, [+2]