protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06325319, orgStudyIdInfo id: Ref. No. MA.84/261/02/1/115, briefTitle: Effect of Community Engagement Using M-Mama Champions, statusModule overallStatus: NOT_YET_RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-03, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-04, completionDateStruct date: 2024-05, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-22, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-22, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: University of Dodoma, class: OTHER, collaborators name: Stephen Kibusi, collaborators name: James Tumaini Kengia, descriptionModule briefSummary: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of community engagement using M-MAMA Champions on awareness of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness, and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Bahi, Dodoma. This is a community-based, cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) study, whereby 120 first and second-trimester pregnant women will be randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to the intervention and control groups. The intervention of sensitizing pregnant women on Obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness, and complication readiness by the empowered M-MAMA Champions to the intervention arm clusters will be done for one month, a two-hour session will be delivered every two weeks, using participatory learning and action model for women groups to test the effectiveness of M-MAMA Champions in improving literacy level of obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness and complication readiness and its practice among pregnant women.The following is the hypothesis being testedNull Hypothesis; There is no difference in improvement of awareness of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness, and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women when community engagement is done using M-MAMA Champions compared to routine approaches.Alternative hypothesis; Community engagement using M-MAMA Champions to improve awareness of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness, and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women is more effective than routine approaches.During each 2-hour session, five (5) women will gather up and discuss the obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness, and complication readiness with the assistance of the M-MAMA Champion as a facilitator. An approved brochure on the concerned subject will be used for sensitization. Baseline data will be collected before and after the intervention.The control arm won't receive any intervention., conditionsModule conditions: Obstetric Complication, conditions: Woman's Role, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, primaryPurpose: PREVENTION, maskingInfo masking: TRIPLE, whoMasked: PARTICIPANT, whoMasked: INVESTIGATOR, whoMasked: OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR, enrollmentInfo count: 120, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Community engagement using M-MAMA Champions to improve awareness on obstetric danger signs, bith preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Improvement in scores from a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire on awareness of obstetric danger signs among pregnant women., primaryOutcomes measure: Improvement in scores from a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire of awareness of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women, secondaryOutcomes measure: Improvement in scores from a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire on reported practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness, eligibilityModule sex: FEMALE, minimumAge: 15 Years, maximumAge: 49 Years, stdAges: CHILD, stdAges: ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: University of Dodoma, city: Dodoma, zip: 259, country: Tanzania, contacts name: Alex P Sanga, MSc. PH, role: CONTACT, phone: 0762144082, email: sanga.alex@gmail.com, contacts name: Stephen Kibusi, PhD, role: CONTACT, phone: 0712600966, email: skibusi@gmail.com, geoPoint lat: -6.17221, lon: 35.73947, hasResults: False