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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/91271, first published .
Health extension worker teaching women about postnatal care at a health center.

A Culturally Tailored, Behavioral Theory–Informed Educational Intervention for Pregnant Women to Improve Postnatal Care Use and Safe Maternal and Newborn Care Practices in Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

A Culturally Tailored, Behavioral Theory–Informed Educational Intervention for Pregnant Women to Improve Postnatal Care Use and Safe Maternal and Newborn Care Practices in Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Firew Tiruneh Tiyare   1, 2 * , MSc, MPH ;   Abraham Lomboro Dimore   3 , MPH ;   Buzuneh Tasfa Marine   3 , MSc ;   Manuel W Hetzel   1, 2 * , PhD ;   Gunther Fink   1, 2 * , PhD

1 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

2 University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

3 Jimma University, Jimma, Oromiya, Ethiopia

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Firew Tiruneh Tiyare, MSc, MPH
  • Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
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  • Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft 4123
  • Switzerland
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