What makes the pregnant women revisit public hospitals for research? Participant engagement and retention trial in a public hospital (PERTH): an RCT protocol

• Main Authors: Giridhara R Babu (Author), Maithili Karthik (Author), Deepa Ravi (Author), Yamuna Ana (Author), Prafulla Shriyan (Author), Kiran Kumar Hasige (Author), Keerti Deshpande (Author), Lokesh Bangalore Siddlingaiah (Author), Sanjay Kinra (Author), Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cohort studies have public health importance as they effectively provide evidence on determinants of health from a life course perspective. Researchers often confront the poor follow-up rates as a major challenge in the successful conduct of cohort studies. We are currently recru...