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Table 1 Sample size estimation

From: The effectiveness of introducing Group Prenatal Care (GPC) in selected health facilities in a district of Bangladesh: study protocol

Indicators

Parentage

% of expected change

Required sample size

Sample size (15% lost to follow-up rate)

Total sample

ANC1

55.0%

14%

202

232

464

PNC1

27.0%

15%

170

196

392

Skilled-birth attendance1

31.7%

16%

158

182

364

Institutional deliveries1

28.8%

13%

227

261

522

Preterm birth2

22.30%

−12%

164

189

378

Low birth weight3

36%

−12%

245

282

564

Postpartum complications

36%

−13%

208

239

478

Breastfeeding rate (2–3 m)1

71.0%

11%

250

288

576