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Table 3 Lessons learned from the feasibility trial regarding recruitment

From: Recruitment of low-income pregnant women into a dietary and dental care intervention: lessons from a feasibility trial

• Promote more awareness of micronutrient deficiencies (calcium and vitamin D) and oral health problems during pregnancy in the centres prior to recruitment

• Maintain a good relationship with nurses. However, more efforts should be made to engage with doctors

• Avoid partnership with individuals and seek institutionalised collaboration in order to prevent the problem of discontinuity when individuals leave their posts

• Prepare interdisciplinary tools and build educational support to assist the target population in dealing with barriers

• Keep track of why people drop out, allowing timely improvements in recruitment and retention

• Make provision in the research budget for fieldworker training on how to respond to tense situations and insurance for medical expenses and acquisition of any stolen equipment

• Build team resilience and motivation