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. 2021 Sep 15;2021(9):CD013373. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013373.pub2

Shrestha 2011.

Methods Cluster‐RCT; unit of randomisation ‐ village development committee clusters, n = 60
Participants Main target population:Women of reproductive age; infants under a year of age and pregnancies in the district
Interventions Two community‐based interventions involving Female Community Health Volunteers (1) MIRA Dhanusha community groups: a participatory intervention with women’s groups and (2) MIRA Dhanusha sepsis management: training of community volunteers in the recognition and management of neonatal sepsis
Outcomes Primary outcome: neonatal mortality rates. Secondary outcomes: MIRA Dhanusha community group: stillbirth, infant and under‐two mortality rates, care practices and health care seeking behaviour, maternal diet, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, maternal and under‐2 anthropometric status. MIRA Dhanusha sepsis management: identification and treatment of neonatal sepsis by community health volunteers, infection‐specific neonatal mortality
Notes ISRCTN: ISRCTN87820538; Principal investigator: Prof Anthony Costello, UCL Centre for International Health and Development

CHC: Community Health Centre; CRC: Colorectal Cancer; EUROHIS‐QoL: shortened version of the WHO Quality of Life Instrument‐Abbreviated version; LDL: Low‐density lipoprotein; MH ECO: Mental Health Experience Co‐design; RSA: Recovery Self Assessment Scale; RAS‐R: Psychosocial Recovery Assessment Scale ‐ Revised; RE‐AIM: Reach, Efficacy/Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance; STARS: Staff Attitudes to Recovery Scale.