Evaluating the comparative effectiveness of different demand side interventions to increase maternal health service utilization and practice of birth spacing in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: an innovative, mixed methods approach

Table 3 Key outcome measures and their anticipated sources

Outcome	Variable	Longitudinal Survey	Facility Record Review	Semi-structured interviews
Primary Outcomes	ANC in first trimester	X	X
	ANC completion	X	X
	Institutional delivery	X	X
	Birth Interval	X
Secondary Outcomes	Incidence of unintended pregnancy	X
Secondary Outcomes	Uptake/use of FP	X
Exploratory Outcomes	Socio-demographic characteristics of participants/non-participants	X
	Barriers to service access	X	X	X
	Influence of family members on service use	X		X
	Acceptance of interventions			X
	Identification of intervention mechanisms key to effectiveness			X
	Unintended negative consequences	X	X	X

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