Theory-driven process evaluation of the SHINE trial using a program impact pathway approach

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue , 2015, Pages S752-S758

  Mbuya, Mduduzi N N ^a,b,c   Jones, Andrew D ^d   Ntozini, Robert ^a   Humphrey, Jean H ^a,c   Moulton, Lawrence H ^c   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^b   Maluccio, John A ^e  

^a Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research   (Zimbabwe)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

intention to treat; per protocol; process evaluation; program impact pathway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM IMPACT; THEORY; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; ZIMBABWE;

CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84950312438     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ716     Document Type: Article

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