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Can people-centered community-oriented interventions improve skilled birth attendance? Evidence from a quasi-experimental study in rural communities of Cambodia, Kenya, and Zambia

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Skilled birth attendance provided by CHWs increases access to culturally relevant treatment support, home-based care, and antenatal care. One way to strengthen CHW systems and subsequent provision of care relies on community scorecards to improve health service utilization. Anbrasi Edward and colleagues evaluated the effects of combined use of community scorecards and CHW … [Read more...] about Can people-centered community-oriented interventions improve skilled birth attendance? Evidence from a quasi-experimental study in rural communities of Cambodia, Kenya, and Zambia

Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Pakistan: A cluster randomised controlled trial

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Karnataka, India experiences exceptionally high rates of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths. Hypertension during pregnancy increases risk for both eclampsia and maternal death. Rahat Qureshi and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of a CHW-led community-based intervention designed to reduce pregnancy hypertension. Compared to a control group, the community-level intervention … [Read more...] about Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Pakistan: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Feasibility and acceptability of a video library tool to support community health worker counseling in rural Afghan districts: a cross-sectional assessment

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Afghanistan experiences high maternal, infant, and child mortality compared to neighboring countries. Lack of access to facility-based health services and mass media health communications prevents timely access to preventative health information. Leila Dal Santo and colleagues provided CHWs with a tablet-based health video library (HVL) to assess the feasibility of the device … [Read more...] about Feasibility and acceptability of a video library tool to support community health worker counseling in rural Afghan districts: a cross-sectional assessment

Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in India: A cluster randomised controlled trial

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Karnataka, India experiences exceptionally high rates of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths. Hypertension during pregnancy increases risk for both eclampsia and maternal death. Mrutunjaya Bellad and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of a CHW-led community-based intervention designed to reduce pregnancy hypertension. Compared to a control group, the community-level … [Read more...] about Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in India: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Community-level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Mozambique: A cluster randomised controlled trial

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Mozambique experiences high rates of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths. Hypertension during pregnancy increases risk for both eclampsia and maternal death. Esperança Sevene and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of a CHW-led community-based intervention designed to reduce pregnancy hypertension. Compared to a control group, the community-level intervention led to a 20% … [Read more...] about Community-level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Mozambique: A cluster randomised controlled trial