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Explaining the impact of mHealth on maternal and child health care in low- and middle-income countries Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Despite the growing global application of mobile health (mHealth) technology in maternal and child health, contextual factors, and mechanisms by which interventional outcomes are generated, have not been subjected to a systematic examination. In this study, we sought to uncover context, mechanisms, and outcome elements of various mHealth interventions based on implementation and evaluation studies to formulate theories or models ...
Assessing post-abortion care using the WHO quality of care framework for maternal and newborn health : a cross-sectional study in two African hospitals in humanitarian settings Universiteit Gent Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BackgroundAbortion-related complications remain a main cause of maternal mortality. There is little evidence on the availability and quality of post-abortion care (PAC) in humanitarian settings. We assessed the quality of PAC in two hospitals supported by an international organization in Jigawa State (Nigeria) and Bangui (Central African Republic, CAR).MethodsWe mapped indicators corresponding to the eleven domains of the WHO Maternal and ...
Health facilities preparedness to deliver maternal and newborn health care in Kilifi and Kisii Counties, Kenya Universiteit Gent
Introduction: Health facility preparedness is essential for delivering quality maternal and newborn care, minimizing morbidity and mortality by addressing delays in seeking skilled care, reaching appropriate facilities, and receiving emergency care. A rapid assessment of 23 government health facilities in Kilifi and Kisii counties identified poor maternal and newborn indicators in 16 facilities. The Access to Quality Care through Extending and ...
Mobile health and the performance of maternal health care workers in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Introduction: Maternal health and the performance of health workers is a key concern in low- and middle-income countries. Mobile health technologies are reportedly able to improve workers' performance. However, how this has been achieved for maternal health workers in low-resource settings is not fully substantiated. To address this gap by building theoretical explanations, two questions were posed: How does mobile health influence the ...
Maternal and child health services in the context of the Ebola virus disease: health care workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices in rural Guinea Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The objective of this study was to document maternal and child health care workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices on service delivery before, during and after the 2014 EVD outbreak in rural Guinea. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study in ten health districts between October and December 2015, using a standardized self-administered questionnaire. Overall 299 CHWs (94% response rate) participated in the study, including ...
Determinants of the continuum of maternal health care in Cambodia Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen
Introduction: Cambodia has achieved significant progress in maternal health, yet remains in the group of countries with the highest maternal mortality ratio in South-East Asia. Extra efforts are needed to improve maternal health through assessing the coverage of maternal health services as a continuum of care (CoC) and identifying the gaps. Our study aims to explore the coverage level of the Optimal CoC by (1) measuring the continuity of ...
Evaluation of health system strengthening initiatives for improving the quality and outcomes of maternal, neonatal and child health care in four South African districts Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Women's progression through the maternal continuum of care in Guinea: evidence from the 2018 Guinean Demographic and Health Survey Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Objective To examine women's progression through the antenatal, birth, and post-partum maternal care in Guinea in 2018. Methods Using the Guinea Demographic and Health Survey of 2018, we analysed data on most recent live births in the 24 months preceding the survey among women aged 15-49 and the determinants (health system, quality of care, reproductive and sociodemographic factors) of women's progression through three steps of the continuum ...
Improving maternal health care among fishing communities in Uganda through community health workers : results of a pilot study Universiteit Gent
In Oeganda sterft nog steeds een groot aantal vrouwen aan zwangerschaps- en bevallingsgerelateerde complicaties niettegenstaande een duidelijke daling in de afgelopen twee decennia. De moedersterfte in Oeganda bedraagt 336 moedersterfgevallen per 100.000 levendgeborenen. De meeste van deze sterfgevallen zijn te wijten aan vermijdbare oorzaken waaronder overmatig bloedverlies na de bevalling, complicaties als gevolg van hypertensie, infecties na ...