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case_images: Organogram of Women First study in District Thatta Pakistan.
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case_images: The organogram of the study team is shown in Figure 1. The HVRAs and male workers primarily worked at the ground level under the supervision of the field supervisors and country coordinator, who helped them in making their field plans and also trained them on various domains of the study.
case_images: Geographic distribution of WF study sites in District Thatta Pakistan.
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case_images: In order to complete the study effectively and timely, the research team had to coordinate not only with community leaders, and traditional birth attendants (TBAs) but had to build a strong rapport with the health care providers working at various primary and secondary level care facilities across the wide geographic area as shown in Figure 2. Thatta (Figure 2). The research team had to make some innovative strategies such as taking help from the staff of the MNHR, who enroll pregnant women by making door-to-door visits and by collaborating with a network of TBAs and health care providers in rural and urban areas, respectively.
case_images: Flyer, distributed in the communities at the inception of the trial.
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case_images: In addition to translation, flyers were made in the local language to be distributed in the orientation meetings conducted in the villages (Figure 3).