Table 2

Comparison of the intervention with the control arm and estimation of the intervention effect on indicators of antenatal care and institutional delivery

OutcomesInterventionControlIntention to treat*Per protocol*
n1/N1† (%)n2/N2† (%)RR (95% CI)‡RR (95% CI)‡
Received any antenatal care2361/2576 (91.7)2235/2536 (88.1)1.05 (1.02 to 1.07)1.04 (1.01 to 1.07)
Four or more total antenatal visits938/2360 (39.8)711/2233 (31.8)1.25 (1.08 to 1.43)1.25 (1.08 to 1.44)
Antenatal care initiated in the first trimester1216/2296 (52.9)1053/2191 (48.1)1.11 (1.02 to 1.19)1.11 (1.03 to 1.20)
Intermittent preventive treatment of pregnancy1397/2438 (57.3)1305/2419 (53.9)1.06 (0.97 to 1.15)1.07 (0.97 to 1.15)
Institutional delivery1506/2542 (59.2)1421/2494 (56.9)1.06 (0.91 to 1.20)1.06 (0.91 to 1.20)
  • *Includes trial years 2 and 3.

  • †Counts with the outcome (n) out of the total participants (N) in the arm.

  • ‡Each outcome was analysed separately and each model included a fixed effect for year of intervention, residential distance to the nearest primary health centre, baseline population of the cluster and a random intercept for cluster. The CI accounted for clustering of observations.

  • RR, risk ratio.