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. 2021 Jul 6;10(7):e26918. doi: 10.2196/26918

Table 3.

Secondary outcomes, data sources and definitions.

Secondary outcome Sources of data Measurement sequence Definition Intervention subcomponents with assumed direct effect
Timely first ANCa visit
  • Case records from the eRegistryb

  • Postpartum household survey

  • Registrations continuously at point of care

  • Household visit after the completion of pregnancy

  • Proportion of women that have an ANC visit at or before 16 weeks among those with a home pregnancy registration before 16 weeks

  • Targeted Client Communication via SMS text message: ANC appointment reminders

High-risk women successfully referred to a skilled provider for additional care
  • Case records from the eRegistry

  • Postpartum household survey

  • Registrations continuously at point of care

  • Household visit after the completion of pregnancy

  • Proportion of women that received additional care during pregnancy among those that are referred for severe anemia, or hypertension or diabetes during pregnancy

  • Health worker clinical decision support

  • Targeted client communication via SMS: Referral reminders, high risk, facility delivery reminders

Facility delivery among those advised to deliver in a facility
  • Case records in the eRegistry

  • Postpartum household survey

  • Registrations continuously at point of care

  • Household visit after completion of pregnancy

  • Proportion of women that deliver in a facility among those that should delivery in a facility based on certain risk factors identified during ANC

  • Health worker clinical decision support

  • Targeted client communication via SMS text message: high risk, facility delivery reminders

Births with severe morbidity or mortality among all women and among those with any risk identified
  • Case records in the eRegistry

  • Postpartum household survey

  • Registrations continuously at point of care

  • Household visit after completion of pregnancy

  • Proportion with a very preterm birth, very low birth weight, perinatal death, or hospitalization of the newborn for at least 7 days after birth among all women enrolled in the trial, and those with any identified risk during ANC

  • Health worker clinical decision support

  • Targeted client communication via SMS text message: referral reminders

Severe postpartum anemia
  • Postpartum household survey

  • Household visit after the completion of pregnancy

  • Proportion of women with severe anemia in postpartum

  • Health worker clinical decision support

  • Targeted client communication via SMS text message: referral reminders

aANC: antenatal care.

beRegistry: electronic registry.