2,500
Participants
Start Date
October 1, 2021
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2024
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2025
Preconception care (PCC)
The investigators will introduce PCC through the existing public health system. At the community level facility, healthcare providers will screen the women for some specific health problems and provide necessary supplements. Healthcare providers will screen for health problems such as- infectious diseases (e.g., Tuberculosis), Hypertension, Anaemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid problems, Sexually Transmitted Infection/Reproductive Tract Infection/Urinary Tract Infection, Nutritional status (e.g., Body mass index), Thalassemia symptoms, Thyroid symptoms, severe Dysmenorrhea, Immunization status, and Symptoms of acute Hepatitis B Virus infection, etc. The provider will also consider age, menstrual history, and reproductive history during preconception screening. If the provider finds any abnormality from the screening test which is a risk for a woman to become pregnant and for her newborn; the woman will be provided proper counseling, treatment, and referral to the appropriate facility.
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka
Directorate General of Family Planning, Minstry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
UNKNOWN
Directorate General of Health Services, Minstry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
UNKNOWN
UNFPA
UNKNOWN
FCDO
UNKNOWN
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
OTHER