To validate the content of visits coded as well child care, twenty charts were reviewed (AVB) for inclusion of growth and developmental surveillance as well as review of immunization status and found to be appropriately coded.
In the diaries they recorded the content of each visit along with their thoughts and feelings about each visit.
Men then proceeded to their visit with their physician (who was notified only about patients' participation, but not group assignment) and, on completion of their visit, filled out a final questionnaire about the content of their visit with their physician.
Additionally, the number of total ANC visits, as well as indicators of the content of each visit (e.g. which blood tests were done), was not available, thus precluding the possibility of creating an ANC adequacy scoring tool.
Although there may have been overlap in the content of ANC visits with that of visits to primary care providers, diabetes educators, and nutritionists during the typical GH care for diabetes, any benefits from the delivery of these services to participants during the study period would have been included in our estimates of change in both groups.
The primary care nurse visits a minimum of twice weekly, and the content of the visit can vary greatly.
The content of the visit appeared relatively standard.
The content of each visit differs according to the site.
We standardised the content of each visit by providing a clear description of the content on the case report form.
The benefit and the content of home visit and counseling should be emphasized more in the training material.
More details, including the selection, training, and supervision of CHWs as well as the content of each visit can be found in the trial protocol (15).
