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Knowledge transmission, peer support, behaviour change and satisfaction in post Natal clubs in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The Post Natal Club (PNC) model assures comprehensive care, including HIV and Maternal and Child Health care, for postpartum …
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Does having a mobile phone matter? Linking phone access among women to health in India: An exploratory analysis of the National Family Health Survey
BACKGROUND: The disruptive potential of mobile phones in catalyzing development is increasingly being recognized. However, numerous gaps remain in access …
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Male involvement in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: evaluating gaps between policy and practice in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Male involvement in maternal and child health is a practice wherein fathers and male community members actively participate in …
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Use of maternal and child health services in a community with large refugee population in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
Abstract Background The population of urban refugees in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Kenya, is estimated at 100,000 to 150,000. …
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CARTA fellows’ scientific contribution to the African public and population Health Research agenda (2011 to 2018)
BACKGROUND: Since its inception in 2009, the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) program has focused on strengthening …
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Active pediatric HIV case finding in Kenya and Uganda: A look at missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade
BACKGROUND: Children living with HIV remain undiagnosed due to missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cascade. This …
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A strategic approach to social accountability: Bwalo forums within the reproductive maternal and child health accountability ecosystem in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The majority of documented social accountability initiatives to date have been 'tactical' in nature, employing single-tool, mostly community-based approaches. …
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Do male engagement and couples’ communication influence maternal health care-seeking? Findings from a household survey in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: This study explored effects of couples' communication and male participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) on delivery …
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Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life
BACKGROUND: More than 50% of Africa's population lives in rural areas, which have few professional health workers. South Africa has …
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Integrating the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV into primary healthcare services after AIDS denialism in South Africa: perspectives of experts and health care workers - a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmes into routine health services under complex socio-political and health system conditions is …
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Challenges and facilitators to evidence-based decision-making for maternal and child health in Mozambique: district, municipal and national case studies
BACKGROUND: The need for evidence-based decision-making in the health sector is well understood in the global health community. Yet, gaps …
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The impact of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Improvement Project on maternal and child health outcomes and service utilization in Ghana: An interrupted time series analysis
Abstract Background Improving maternal and child health outcomes (MCH) continues to be a major public health concern to governments in …
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Person-Centred Maternity Care in a Poor-Resource Setting: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in Enugu State, Nigeria
Abstract Background Women are not getting adequate person-centred maternity care (PCMC) in low-income and middle-income countries despite being important in …
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Redressing the gender imbalance: a qualitative analysis of recruitment and retention in Mozambique’s community health workforce
BACKGROUND: Mozambique's community health programme has a disproportionate number of male community health workers (known as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs)). …
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Magnitude of home delivery and associated factors among child bearing age mothers in Sherkole District, Benishangul Gumuz regional state-Western-Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization estimates that globally only 43% of women have access to skilled care during deliveries and …
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C’est vraiment compliqué: a case study on the delivery of maternal and child health and nutrition interventions in the conflict-affected regions of Mali
BACKGROUND: Mali is currently in the midst of ongoing conflicts which involve jihadist groups, rebels, and the state. This conflict …
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Modern contraceptive use and factors associated with use among postpartum women in Ethiopia; further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: The postpartum period is a critical time to improve maternal and child health. It is a time for accessing …
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Complete vaccination service utilization inequalities among children aged 12–23 months in Ethiopia: a multivariate decomposition analyses
BACKGROUND: Although World Health Organization works to make vaccination service available to everyone everywhere by 2030, majority of the world's …
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Maternal and child health service delivery in conflict-affected settings: a case study example from Upper Nile and Unity states, South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Decades of war left the Republic of South Sudan with a fragile health system that has remained deprived of …
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Integrating the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV after AIDS denialism in South Africa: Perspectives of experts and health care workers - A qualitative study
Abstract Background Integrating vertical programmes into routine health services under complex socio-political and health system conditions is a priority and …