Food Insecurity Clinical Trial
Official title:
Utilization of Maternal Health Services, Birth Outcomes and Infant Growth and Its Linkage With Food Insecurity Among Slum-Dwelling Women in Pune, India
The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with utilization of maternal healthcare services, birth outcomes and infant growth. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is the utilization of maternal healthcare services antenatally, during delivery, and postnatally associated with household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in Pine, India? - Is household food insecurity associated with birth outcomes and infant growth in these women? Participants will be asked: - For information related to socio-demographic characteristics, healthcare services utilization, food insecurity experience, dietary intake, and infant feeding indicators using a questionnaire. - Anthropometric measurements of the participant, her husband and her infant/s will be collected. - Two focused group discussions (FGDs) will also be conducted to gain insight into the perceptions of these women with respect to the utilization of maternal healthcare services. One FGD will be conducted for women who availed all the healthcare services and the other for those who did not adequately avail of the antenatal and postnatal services.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 200 |
Est. completion date | February 2025 |
Est. primary completion date | February 2025 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 49 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - A woman will be recruited in the study if she 1. is willing and able to give an informed consent 2. has been residing in a slum for a minimum of 2 years 3. is aged between 18 to 49 years 4. has an infant or infants between 1.5 to 6 months of age Exclusion Criteria: - A subject will not be eligible for inclusion in this study if ANY of the following criteria apply: 1. She is unwilling to consent to participate in the study 2. The age of her infant is less than 1.5 months or greater than 6 months. 3. Her infant has any congenital conditions |
Country | Name | City | State |
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India | Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute | Pune | Maharashtra |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute |
India,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Correlation of indicators of utilization of healthcare services with birth outcomes | Correlation of the indicators of utilization of healthcare services with birth outcomes such as
gestational age at birth - preterm or term birth birth weight - low birth weight or appropriate birth weight gestational size - small for gestational age / appropriate for gestational age Neonatal complications |
2 years | |
Other | Correlation of indicators of utilization of healthcare services with infant growth | Correlation of the indicators of utilization of healthcare services with infant growth parameters such as
body weight length mid-upper arm circumference |
2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits | Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who had contact with ASHA worker during pregnancy | Percentage of women who had contact with ASHA worker during pregnancy | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets | Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy | Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness | Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy | Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy such as vaginal bleeding, severe headaches | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who delivered at institution | Percentage of women who delivered at institution | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery | Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery | 2 years | |
Primary | Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery | Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery | 2 years | |
Secondary | Association of demographic characteristics and household food insecurity scores with the indicators of utilization of healthcare services | The association of demographic characteristics such as age of the participant, education of participant and her husband, occupation of participant and her husband, socio-economic status of the family, gender of the infant and household food insecurity scores will be investigated with each indicator of utilization of maternal healthcare service. | 2 years |
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