Study objective | Outcome variables | Methods | Data source | |
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Intervention outcomes | ||||
To examine the effect of the EMBRACE interventions on CoC completion | 1) CoC completion rate | Rate of mothers and their newborns who completed CoC: ANC 4 visits, delivery assisted by SBAs, PNC 3 times (within 48 hours, at 7 days, at 6 weeks postpartum) | Quantitative analysis | Interview using semi-structured questionnaire |
Monitoring data | ||||
2) Rate of PNC within 48 hours | PNC rate of mothers and newborns within 48 hours postpartum by 24 hours retention at health facility or home visit | Quantitative analysis | Interview using semi-structured questionnaire | |
Monitoring data | ||||
To evaluate the impact of the interventions on MNCH status | 3) Complication rate of mothers and newborns | Complication rates which require mothers’ and newborns’ hospitalizations for more than 24 hours | Quantitative analysis | Interview using semi-structured questionnaire |
4) PMR and NMR | PMR: fetal deaths during any period of pregnancy and newborn death within 7 completed days after birth. Early NMR: neonatal deaths occurring during the first 7 days of life. Late NMR: neonatal deaths occurring after 7 days but before 28 completed days of life | Quantitative analysis | HDSS data | |
Interview using semi-structured questionnaire | ||||
Implementation outcomes | ||||
To evaluate the acceptability of the interventions in different settings in Ghana | 1) Intervention coverage | Percentage of women covered by intervention | Quantitative analysis | Interview using semi-structured questionnaire |
Monitoring data | ||||
2) Adoption | Percentage and types of settings and staff adopted in the intervention | Quantitative analysis | Monitoring data | |
Qualitative summary of key informant interviews | Supervision data | |||
Notes from key informant interview | ||||
3) Fidelity | Adherence to the protocol and quality of intervention delivery | Quantitative analysis | Monitoring data | |
Qualitative summary of key informant interviews Monthly meeting of project coordinators | Supervision data | |||
Notes from key informant interview | ||||
Discussion notes of coordinators’ meetings | ||||
4) Implementation cost | Direct measures of implementation cost and additional expense of implementation costs | Quantitative summary | Costing format | |
5) Sustainability | Institutionalization of interventions or practice Passage, cycle or routine, and niche saturation | Discussions incorporating results of intervention research with project supervisors | Discussion notes of project meetings including district health officer | |
Notes from key informant interview with health workers and district health officers | ||||
Qualitative summary of key informant interviews |