Neonatal Morbidity Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Referral Card on Neonatal Medical Care Seeking for Institutional Births in Urban Lucknow
Neonatal mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India is 53.6 per thousand, and accounts
for 8% of global neonatal deaths.It has been argued that prompt and appropriate care-seeking
for sick neonates can substantially reduce neonatal mortality. This pre and post
intervention trial was done to assess the impact of a pictorial "Neonatal referral Card" and
one-to-one counseling of mothers on the qualified medical care-seeking behavior for sick
neonates in urban Lucknow.
The study hypothesis was that the counseling on danger signs along with neonatal referral
card has no impact on availing services of a qualified medical practitioner by caregivers of
sick neonates.
The study was conducted in two government maternity hospitals in Lucknow. Neonates enrolled in the pre intervention phase were followed up for 6 weeks+15 days but did not recieve the study intervention. While, the mothers of the neonates enrolled in the post intervention phase recieved the study intervention within 48 hours of institutional delivery.Enrollment and follow-up procedures were same in both the phases. ;
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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| Completed |
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Phase 4 |