Secondary outcomes of interest | ||
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Health indicators | Definition/measurement | Sources |
Early breastfeeding | Early initiation of breastfeeding, within one hour of birth, according to WHO definition [25] | Health facility registry or health card (as notified by health providers) |
Birth weight | Baby’s weight measured using a baby scale | Health facility registry or health card (as notified by health providers) |
Exclusive breastfeeding 0–6 months | The proportion of children, 0–6 months of age, fed only breastmilk, with the exception of oral rehydration solution, vitamins, minerals, and/or medicines [25] | Study participants surveys (as reported by study participants to data collectors) |
Moderate acute malnutrition | A weight-for-height indicator between − 3 and − 2 z-scores (standard deviations) of the international standard or by a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) between 11 and 12.5 cm [25] | HF registry or health cards (as reported by providers |
Severe acute malnutrition | Severe acute malnutrition is defined by a very low weight for height (below − 3z scores of the median WHO growth standards) [25] | HF registry or health cards (as reported by by provders |
Vaccine coverage for children 0–6 months | Children from 0 to 6 months up to date with their vaccines | HF registry or health cards (as reported by health providers |
Vitamin A supplementation and deworming | Health cards (as reported by providers) | |
Cough | Reported by study participants to data collectors | |
Diarrhea | Reported by study participants to data collectors | |
Malaria | Confirmed by a rapid diagnostic test or diagnostic by a health provider | Reported by study participants to data collectors |
Maternal infections | Clinical signs of postpartum infection in mothers before discharge from hospital | Health facility registries as reported by providers |
Neonatal infections | As reported by health care providers in the patient file or based on obvious clinical signs of neonatal infection (fever, hypothermia, jaundice) | Health facility registries as reported by providers or participants survey |
Services delivered | ||
Number of individual FP counseling sessions during ANC | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study | |
Nutritional advice received during ANC | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study | |
Nutritional advice received during post- natala care | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study | |
Number of individual FP counseling sessions during ANC | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study | |
Services utilization | ||
Number of ANC visits (retention) | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study | |
Number of Post-partum visits | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study | |
Infant growth monitoring (weighing) | As notified by providers and collected by data collectors through out the study |