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Table 3 Aggregation of results of community mobilization and financial incentive interventions for utilization and health outcome measures

From: Demand-side interventions for maternal care: evidence of more use, not better outcomes

Utilization measures

Increase

No significant effect or decrease

Antenatal care

  

N = 11 (7 CM, 3 FI, 1 B)

N = 8 (4 CM, 3 FI, 1 B)

N = 3 (3 CM)

Facility-based delivery

  

N = 14 (7 CM, 7 FI)

N = 9 (2 CM, 7 FI)

N = 5 (5 CM)

Skilled birth attendant

  

N = 8 (5 CM, 3 FI)

N = 5 (2 CM, 3 FI)

N = 3 (3 CM)

Health outcome measures

Decrease

No significant effect or increase

Maternal mortality ratio

  

N = 8 (5 CM, 3 FI)

N = 2 (2 CM)

N = 6 (3 CM, 3 FI)

Stillbirth rate

  

N = 4 (4 CM)

None

N = 4 (4 CM)

Perinatal mortality rate

  

N = 6 (5 CM, 1 FI)

N = 3 (2 CM, 1 FI)

N = 3 (3 CM)

Neonatal mortality rate

  

N = 7 (6 CM, 1 FI)

N = 4 (3 CM, 1 FI)

N = 3 (3 CM)