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Eligible aubj eot.s who were admitted (Le , detained for
more than 24 hours) or who later died from some complications
of labou r were monitored by the research assistant responsible
for sUbject enrolment, and details of reasons for admission
and other outcomes were recorded .
Since pre-delivery haemoglobin level was not routinely
measured in the h o s p i t a l because of l imited l a b o r a t o r y
service, the study undertook this investigation on all the
i ntended study eubj ec'ts coming t o the ward from houe , Dlood
samples were col lected by the admitting nu r s e s .
" .5 : ENHANCING PARTICIPAT I ON
Recognising t hat the success of t he study de pended l a r g e l y
on successful SUbject participation , strategies for enhancing
participat ion were deemed necessary and pre-planned.
At t ractive incentives offered t o sUbjects i n the stUdy
included the following:
- The provision of fre e treatment drugs for common
puer pe re t disorders ,
- A month's supply of haematinics, (ferrous sulphate and
fol ic acid),
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