Table 1 Data collection and source
Outcome | Data source | Time |
|---|---|---|
The mean number of the four selected ANC components completed per visit over two visits (8 components) (primary outcome) | ANC observation tool | At enrolment visit and next routine ANC visit |
The mean number of the four selected ANC components completed at the enrolment visit (secondary outcome #1) | ANC observation tool | At enrolment visit |
The mean number of symptoms discussed either by the provider asking or the woman volunteering (nausea, vomiting, vaginal bleeding, severe headache, decreased or absent fetal movement, severe abdominal pain, blurred vision) observed over the two visits (secondary outcome #2) | ANC observation tool | At enrolment visit and next routine ANC visit |
(among participants who said they were experiencing vomiting, vaginal bleeding, severe headache, decreased or absent fetal movement, severe abdominal pain or blurred vision or who were told that they had hypertension in pregnancy, GDM or anaemia) the action taken by the provider in response (secondary outcome #3) | ANC observation tool & MCP card | At enrolment visit and next routine ANC visit |
The mean number of danger signs the provider tells the women she should return for help (secondary outcome #4) | ANC observation tool | At enrolment visit and next routine ANC visit |
The proportion of participants were told by the provider that they had hypertension in pregnancy, GDM or severe anaemia (secondary outcome #5) | ANC observation tool | At enrolment visit and next routine ANC visit |
proportion of participants for whom there was a recording of the diagnostic parameters of hypertension, GDM or severe anaemia (secondary outcome #6) | MCP card | At enrolment visit and next routine ANC visit |
In the enrolment visit, the mean number of 20 components of quality antenatal care delivered (secondary outcome #7) | ANC observation tool | At enrolment visit |