Midwives, nurses and immunization officers distributed bed nets during the first antenatal visit and upon completion of basic childhood vaccinations.
Mean GH, IGF-1 and drug (serum lanreotide) concentrations were assessed at Baseline, Interim visit, and Study Completion.
Incentives of US $5 were given for each additional sputum collection visit and upon completion of a chest radiograph, as recommended by FitzGerald et al. (19 ).
With the new functionality of visit schedule reminder, the healthcare staff can update the information regarding visit and activity completion at remote area if the ANC/EPI activities are not performed within the healthcare facility.
On the first visit and following completion of the questionnaires, all participants are given some general information on diabetic diet, based on American Dietetic Association (ADA) guidelines [ 36], with special focus on fruits, vegetables and dairy intakes.
The primary efficacy measure was 5 questions of the BPI assessing pain qualities in the past 7 days [ 47], which was completed by the investigator in consultation with the patient at baseline, each monthly visit, and study completion or early discontinuation.
Monitoring of drug accountability will be performed during site visits and at the completion of the trial.
The indicators used to evaluate quality of diabetes care included the proportion of diabetic patients identified through hospitalization, visits to diabetes clinics, and completion of recommended diabetes tests.
Information on child sex (male/female), ethnicity (white/non-white), birthweight, gestation, maternal age and highest level of maternal education (<16, 16 and >16 years) was available from medical records, clinic visits and parental self-completion questions.
536 women have been enrolled into this database since 2003 with follow-up visits, questionnaire completion and blood draws occurring at 4 and 8 years after study entry.
