Table 1 Outcomes and methods of data collection for evaluation of the NeoKIP project in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
Variables | Methods of data collection | |
|---|---|---|
Intervention process | • Intervention coverage; number of participants at intervention meetings, topics discussed at meetings, frequency of meetings • Intervention process; number of identified problems relating to perinatal health, progress in working with these problems, interaction between group and facilitator, methods used during process | • Focus groups discussion with facilitators and healthcare staff • Meeting protocols • Facilitators' diaries • Individual interviews with MNHG participants and healthcare staff |
Healthcare process data | • Antenatal care usage; frequency and timing of antenatal care, ultrasound examiniation rate, antenatal care qualiy measurement. • Delivery care utilisation; delivery prepardeness, home delivery rate and care-seeking patterns. • Delivery care; caeserean section rate, transfer patterns, assistance at delivery. • Immediate postnatal care at place of delivery ; resuscitation rate, temperature control, breast-feeding initiation, rate of exclusive breast-feeding at two months. • Postnatal care at home; umbilical care, prevalence and duration of skin-to-skin, exclusive breast-feeding rate and frequency and timing of home visits by midwife. • Causes of neontal death • Healthcare resources; healthcare staff knowledge on perinatal care, availability of equipment and drugs at health facilities • Sex ratio at birth | • Surveillance • Audits every six months at health facilities • Case-referent interviews • GIS • Knowledge assessment survey |
Primary outcome | • Neonatal mortality | • Surveillance • Case-referent interviews • GIS |