Table 2.

Mobile WACh NEO study outcomes

Description	Indicator	Timing of ascertainment	Analysis metric	Statistical method
Primary outcome
Neonatal mortality	Death during first 28 days of life	2-week and 6-week visits, record abstraction	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial regression
Secondary outcomes
Early neonatal mortality	Death during first 7 days of life	2-week and 6-week visits, record abstraction	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial regression
Initiation of early breastfeeding	Breastfeeding in first hour of life	2-week visit	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial regression
Exclusive breastfeeding	Cessation of exclusive breast feeding in first 6 weeks of life	2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of time to event	Cox proportional hazards
Thermal care	Bath in first 24 hours of life	2-week visit	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial regression
Cord care	No application of substances to cord	2-week visit	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial regression
Home provision of Kangaroo Mother Care	Any duration skin-to-skin care on ≥10 of the first 14 days at home, among low birth weight or preterm infants	2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial regression
Maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs	No of the seven danger signs or symptoms successfully named	2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of means	Poisson GEE
Appropriate care seeking	No of clinic visits with danger sign and/or hospital admissions reported in first 6 weeks	2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of means	Poisson regression
Elevated depressive symptoms	Score above ≥13 on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score60–62	Enrolment, 2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of proportions	Log-binomial GEE
Social support	Score using MOS Social Support Survey63	Enrolment, 2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of means	Linear GEE
Self-efficacy	Score using Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale64	Enrolment, 2-week and 6-week visits	Comparison of means	Linear GEE

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