Study design
MR
The study was an implementation study with a two-arm cluster randomization design of health facilities in Bukabooli sub-county, Mayuge district. Three health facilities were randomized to receive the intervention package while two received no intervention. A cluster design was adopted for the following reasons. First, the study involved evaluation of interventions implemented at health facility level, and cluster randomized designs have been found to be more appropriate for the evaluation of interventions targeted at a group of people rather than individuals [Before randomization, health facilities were stratified into two groups: those with MR coverage of less than 70% and those with MR coverage of above 70% (