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Afrique du SudBéninCamerounGhanaTogo
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Utilization of preconception care and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC in private MCH Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite its benefit in promoting maternal health and the health of her developing fetus, little is known about preconception …
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Implementation determinants and strategies in integration of PrEP into maternal and child health and family planning services: experiences of frontline healthcare workers in Kenya
Background: Delivery of PrEP to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and to pregnant women through maternal and child health …
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Spatio-Temporal Trends of Maternal and Child Health Service Utilization and Child Mortality in Poor and Rich Districts of Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia
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A qualitative study on the adaptation of community programmes for the promotion of early detection and health-seeking of perinatal depression in Nepal
Abstract Background Despite the high burden of perinatal depression in Nepal, the detection rate is low. Community-based strategies such as …
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Urban-rural inequalities and spatial arrangement of informed choice of family planning in Ethiopia: Further analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has made satisfactory progress in improving maternal and child health over the past two decades. The introduction of …
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Effects of the Pregnancy and Newborn Diagnostic Assessment (PANDA) App on Antenatal Care Quality in Burkina Faso: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
BACKGROUND: The Pregnancy and Newborn Diagnostic Assessment (PANDA) system is a digital clinical decision support tool that can facilitate diagnosis …
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Selecting implementation strategies to improve implementation of integrated PrEP for pregnant and postpartum populations in Kenya: a sequential explanatory mixed methods analysis
BACKGROUND: There is a higher risk for HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended during this …
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Predictors of timeliness of vaccination among children of age 12–23 months in Boricha district, Sidama region Ethiopia, in 2019
BACKGROUND: Traditional measurement of vaccine coverage can mask the magnitude of timely uptake of vaccine. Hence, the optimal measurement of …
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Gender differences in the acceptance of wife-beating: evidence from 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has cited domestic violence as an urgent global maternal and child health priority. Gender …
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Maternal risk factors for low birthweight and macrosomia: a cross-sectional study in Northern Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Abnormal birthweights are critical public health challenges accountable for most non-communicable diseases and perinatal mortalities. Regardless of the myriad …
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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
BACKGROUND: The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) is an evidence-based package of systems engineering tools originally designed to improve …
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Demographic dividend-favorable policy environment in two pre-dividend African nations: review of national policies and prospects for policy amendments in Nigeria and Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In collaboration with local partners, we reviewed 18 national policy documents across two sub-Saharan African countries identified as pre-dividend …
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Women's voices: the lived experience of HIV-positive women in the postpartum period at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized referral hospital, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and the postpartum period are incredibly challenging for women living with the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) due …
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Postnatal care service utilisation for babies within the first two months after childbirth: an analysis of rural-urban differences in eleven Sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organisation recommends that all mothers seek postnatal care (PNC) within the first two months after childbirth. …
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The role of gender inequities in women's access to reproductive health services: a population-level study of Simiyu Region Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Amref Health Africa, with support from Global Affairs Canada, examines if women's access to reproductive health services in Tanzania …
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The effects of community-based interventions on the uptake of selected maternal and child health services: experiences of the IMCHA project in Iringa Tanzania, 2015‐2020
BACKGROUND: Maternal and child health (MCH) improvement has been prioritised in resource-constrained countries. This is due to the desire to …
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Achieving reductions in the unmet need for contraception with postpartum family planning counselling in Ethiopia, 2019–2020: a national longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: An unmet need for contraception is associated with unintended pregnancy and adverse maternal and childhood outcomes. Family planning counselling …
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Effects of the free healthcare policy on maternal and child health in Burkina Faso: a nationwide evaluation using interrupted time-series analysis
BACKGROUND: Burkina Faso has recently instituted a free healthcare policy for women and children under five. This comprehensive study examined …
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Evaluation of maternal and child care continuum in Guinea: a secondary analysis of two demographic and health surveys using the composite coverage index (CCI)
INTRODUCTION: The composite coverage index (CCI) is the weighted average coverage of eight preventive and curative interventions received along the …
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Women's perspectives on human milk banking in Ghana: results from a cross-sectional study
Background Although political and academic interest exists in Ghana to include human milk banks (HMB) into current maternal and child …