Practice of skin-to-skin contact, exclusive breastfeeding and other newborn care interventions in Ethiopia following promotion by facility and community health workers: results from a prospective outcome evaluation

2016 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. e568-e576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru ◽  
Abiy Seifu Estifanos ◽  
Ephrem Daniel Sheferaw ◽  
Joseph de Graft-Johnson ◽  
Carina Rosado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Skin To Skin

scholarly journals Factors affecting recruitment and retention of community health workers in a newborn care intervention in Bangladesh

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Moshfiqur Rahman ◽  
Nabeel Ashraf Ali ◽  
Larissa Jennings ◽  
M Habibur R Seraji ◽  
Ishtiaq Mannan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Care Intervention

scholarly journals Effectiveness of community health workers in improving early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding rates in a low‐resource setting: A cluster‐randomized longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2719-2727
Author(s):  
Dorothy Mituki‐Mungiria ◽  
Prisca Tuitoek ◽  
Aniko Varpolatai ◽  
Douglas Ngotho ◽  
Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Breastfeeding Rates ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Engaging community health workers in maternal and newborn care in eastern Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Okuga ◽  
Margaret Kemigisa ◽  
Sarah Namutamba ◽  
Gertrude Namazzi ◽  
Peter Waiswa
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Care ◽  
Eastern Uganda ◽  
Maternal And Newborn

scholarly journals Use of mobile phone consultations during home visits by Community Health Workers for maternal and newborn care: community experiences from Masindi and Kiryandongo districts, Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Mangwi Ayiasi ◽  
Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe ◽  
Juliet Kiguli ◽  
Christopher Garimoi Orach ◽  
Patrick Kolsteren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Care ◽  
Maternal And Newborn

Evaluation of Community Health Workers’ Upskilling Training in Maternal and Newborn Care at Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolly Kulimbua
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Care ◽  
Maternal And Newborn

Background:   Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Western highlands Province were given a 6-month CHW upskilling training to enable them to provide essential maternal-newborn care, do timely referral of high risk clients and refer emergencies to hospital. Five trainings were conducted over the five year period. Forty seven (47) CHWs were upskilled over that five year period.   Aim:   To evaluate the effectiveness of the CHW Upskilling Training during 2012 – 2016.   Methods:    A post-training assessment was conducted by direct observations of the CHWs and the Officer in Charges (OICs) at their workplaces. Assessors observed the application of knowledge and skills and determined if there were improvements in the health facilities. Purposeful discussions were carried out to elicit qualitative feedback from CHWs OICs of the health facilities.   Findings:   The findings were impressive. The organisation of health facilities improved with specific schedules made for priority reproductive and maternal health services. The recording of maternal and newborn care services indicated great improvement. The ANC, family planning and labour ward registers indicated the kinds of services provided including management of life-threatening conditions. Records show reduced maternal and newborn deaths. Records also show reduced unnecessary referrals.   Conclusions:   The CHW Up skilling Training Program is an effective intervention to improve reproductive health and maternal-newborn services in remote areas of Papua New Guinea, particularly where there are no midwives, or higher category health care providers. It has contributed to improved maternal-newborn survival.   Recommendations:   The evaluation recommends that the CHW Upskilling Training should reach more CHWs to fill in gaps in health facilities where there are no midwives or doctor. In Papua New Guinea, the CHWs Upskilling program in maternal and newborn care is recommended for all CHWs.

scholarly journals Multi-country analysis of the cost of community health workers kits and commodities for community-based maternal and newborn care

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i84-i92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Barger ◽  
Helen Owen ◽  
Catherine Pitt ◽  
Kate Kerber ◽  
Deborah Sitrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Care ◽  
Maternal And Newborn
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