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Assessing drivers of implementing ‘Scaling-up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach’ for Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission in Mozambique (SAIA-SCALE) over implementation waves
Abstract Background: The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) is an evidence-based package of systems engineering tools designed to improve …
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Challenges in postnatal care provision in Ethiopia
Background: Most maternal deaths occur during the first 48 h after delivery; thus, a critical time for monitoring possible complications …
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Trends and predictors of change of unmet need for family planning among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, based on Ethiopian demographic and health surveys from 2005–2016: Multivariable decomposition analysis
BACKGROUND: By spacing births and preventing unintended pregnancies, family planning is a crucial technique strategy for controlling the fast expansion …
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Perception of risk regarding the use of COVID-19 vaccine among pregnant women in Motta town and Hulet Eji Enese district, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is a common practice in developing countries like Ethiopia. Despite there being a rumor from …
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Causes of infant deaths and patterns of associated factors in Eastern Ethiopia: Results of verbal autopsy (InterVA-4) study
BACKGROUND: In a range of setting, detecting and generate empirical information on the cause of infant death and contributing risk …
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Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women, Margibi County, Liberia
BACKGROUND: The use of institutional delivery services is essential for improving maternal and child health. However, studies in Liberia reveal …
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Effect of integrating maternal and child health services, nutrition and family planning services on postpartum family planning uptake at 6 months post-partum in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Niger: a quasi-experimental study protocol
BACKGROUND: Although several interventions integrating maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition with family planning have been implemented and tested, there …
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Continuum of maternal and newborn health in Sierra Leone: a 2019 national survey
INTRODUCTION: Globally, Sierra Leone has some of the worst maternal and child health indicators. The situation is worsened by a …
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Incidence of infant mortality and its predictors in East Africa using Gompertz gamma shared frailty model
BACKGROUND: Globally, infant mortality is a major public health concern and a sensitive indicator of countries' socio-economic and health status. …
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Alcohol consumption and tobacco exposure among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption and tobacco exposure during pregnancy are hazardous behaviours which are increasing significantly in low and middle-income countries, …
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The RE-AIM framework-based evaluation of the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook program in Angola: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCH-HB) to promote health service utilization from pregnancy …
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Maternal and child health service readiness among primary health care facilities in Ekiti, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The availability of adequate infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, medicines and commodities and well-trained medical personnel are essential for the …
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Maternal and child health data quality in health care facilities at the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana
BACKGROUND: The demand for quality maternal and child health (MCH) data is critical for tracking progress towards attainment of the …
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Healthcare utilization and maternal and child mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 18 low- and middle-income countries: An interrupted time-series analysis with mathematical modeling of administrative data
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had wide-reaching direct and indirect impacts on population health. In low- and …
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Why modern family planning needs of women is not met in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia?
BACKGROUND: Family planning is critical for the health of women and their families and it can accelerate a country's progress …
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The impact of a health systems strengthening initiative on child morbidity: The case of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program in rural northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Improving child and maternal health remains a core objective of global health priorities, extending from the millennium development goal …
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A qualitative exploration of the contributions of Polio Eradication Initiative to the Nigerian health system: policy implications for polio transition planning
BACKGROUND: The Nigerian health care system is weak due to lack of coordination, fragmentation of services by donor funding of …
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An implementation research programme to support an intravenous iron intervention for pregnant women with moderate and severe anaemia in Malawi: study protocol
BACKGROUND: Antenatal iron supplementation is critical to maternal and child health; however, access and adherence to oral iron are inconsistent …
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A community edutainment intervention for gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and maternal and child health in rural Senegal: a process evaluation
BACKGROUND: Edutainment aims to spread educational messages in an entertaining way, and often reaches large audiences. While studies increasingly report …
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Spousal Communication in Decision Making During Pregnancy in Northern Ghana
Abstract Background: Despite all the interventions put in place to improve maternal and child health, little has been done on …