Study Design
RECRUITMENT
The study was a cluster-randomized trial, with each birth attendant/centre representing a cluster. The traditional birth attendants/centres were identified through the Traditional Birth Attendant Association. Participating clusters were selected randomly from those registered with the association. The inclusion criteria included rendering perinatal services within Abeokuta and willingness to enroll in the study. Sixty-seven TBAs/clusters were enrolled in the study. Each cluster was randomized to an intervention or control arm. The randomization/allocation sequence from 1 to 100 (based on registration details provided by the TBA Association) generated 50 control and 50 intervention arms. The allocation was adequately concealed using opaque, sealed envelopes. During recruitment, 32 control and 35 intervention arms gave consent and were enrolled. Traditional birth attendants in the intervention clusters received birth kits and were taken through the content of the kit and its use, while those in the control group maintained their routine perinatal care.