Outcomes‡GroupAdjusted Rate Ratio RR (95% CI)Adjusted RR (95% CI)P values
Number of referrals to higher level of careIntervention3.87 (3.04 to 4.92) p<0.00013.64 (2.78 to 4.78)<0.0001
Control1.06 (0.94 to 1.21) p=0.353
Number of registered pregnant who received postnatal home visitsIntervention37.42 (21.14 to 66.22) p<0.000197.65 (45.20 to 210.96)<0.0001
Control0.38 (0.23 to 0.64) p<0.0001
Number of referrals because of abnormal blood sugarIntervention1.78 (1.16 to 2.72) p=0.0081.83 (1.10 to 3.05)0.021
Control0.97 (0.73 to 1.29) p=0.846
Number of mothers seen by doctor postnatallyIntervention1.94 (1.65 to 2.29) p<0.00014.87 (3.88 to 6.10)<0.0001
Control0.40 (0.34 to 0.47) p<0.0001
  • *Mixed effect linear regression was used to analyse change in and between clusters when data had normal distribution.

  • †All outputs were adjusted for potential confounders without any change in value. Covariates adjusted for were: distance from clinic to city hospital (km), population in village, if there were additional clinic in village, clinics with community midwife, clinics with laboratory and clinics with a regular checkpoint on the way to hospital.

  • ‡Mixed-effect Poisson regression was used to analyse the change in clusters when data was not normal distributed.