Table 1 Connect Project intervention and research objectives
Intervention • To improve equitable access to routine and emergency MNCH services • To extend the range of MNCH services available in the community • To improve the quality of community-based and emergency MNCH services • To increase the efficiency of the health system to deliver community-based services and respond to health emergencies Research • Evaluate impact on infant and child health and nutrition and maternal, newborn and child mortality • Assess outcomes including service utilization and coverage, improved health behavior, increased equity and decreased social cost for health seeking behaviors • Assess implementation and operations in relation to service delivery and quality and health systems inputs/processes as well as individual, organizational, structural and contextual factors • Conduct cost-benefit analysis |