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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201805003366358
Date of registration: 03/05/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Jimma University
Public title: Nutrition
Scientific title: Effect of behavior change communication (bcc) through women¿s development army on optimal nutrition and health practices of pregnant women in west shoa zone, ambo districts, oromia, ethiopia
Date of first enrolment: 05/04/2016
Target sample size: 750
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=3366
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,Simple randomization using a randomized table created by a computer software program,Allocation was determined by the holder of the sequence who is situated off site  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Ethiopia
Contacts
Name: Mitsiwat     Abebe
Address:  Ambo University 19 Ambo Ethiopia
Telephone: +251911002396
Email: mitseabe@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Lecturer at Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
Name: Tefera     Belachew
Address:  Jimma University 378 Jimma Ethiopia
Telephone: +251917804072
Email: teferabelachew@gmail.com
Affiliation:  College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women selected at the baseline assessement.
Permanent residents
Age 18-45 years

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women who will be mentally ill
Unable to speak and hear.


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 45 Year(s)
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Optimal and nutritional practices Nutritional status DDS Iron Supplementation

Optimal and nutritional practices Nutritional status DDS Iron Supplementation
Intervention(s)
Behaviour change communication (BCC)
Nothing is given
Primary Outcome(s)
nutritional health behavior of pregnant women (Dietary Diversity, supplementation and micro nutrient intake)
Optimal nutrition and health practices
nutritional and self reported morbidity status of pregnant women
Secondary Outcome(s)
health seeking behavior(FANC, PNC and delivery care) and Weight change and Birth outcome.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Jimma University
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 15/02/2016
Contact:
Institutional Review Board of Jimma University

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