Abstract:Objective: To assess a home based continuum of pregnancy and neonatal care package, delivered by community based agents (CBAs), to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. Method: The package was developed and tested in a randomized controlled trial conducted from 2009 to 2013. The unit of randomization was the Neighborhood Health Committee (NHC), within one hour from the client, and serving 150 -200 households with 900 to 1200 persons. The 48 CBAs in10 RHCs, made up 40 clusters. 3846 pregnant women were enroll… Show more
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