Can Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working As Male-Female Pairs Improve the Use of Postnatal Care Services in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Conditions studied: Pregnant Women, Lactating Mother

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06654505

Run by

University of the Ryukyus

People needed

302

Starts

2024-08-10

Expected to finish

2026-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-10-28

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 49. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women who gave birth within six weeks and twelve months before the study's baseline and end-line surveys.

You may not qualify if…

• Women whose births resulted in a loss,
• Women who do consent to participate in the surveys
• Women who face a language barrier with surveyors will not be enrolled.

Where it is running

• Sepon and Vilabouly districts — Savannakhet, Laos (enrolling)

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