This qualitative study explores the acceptability, perspectives and preferences of women and CHWs in Rajasthan, India, regarding the involvement of CHWs in medical abortion referrals. … [Read more...] about Can community health workers play a greater role in increasing access to medical abortion services? A qualitative study
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Surmounting difficulties to provide home based neonatal care – reflections of community health workers
CHWs in India play an important role in providing home-based neonatal care (HBNC). Through in-depth interviews and focus groups, this qualitative study examines the challenges faced and strategies used by Sakhis, women CHW. … [Read more...] about Surmounting difficulties to provide home based neonatal care – reflections of community health workers
Cost effectiveness of mHealth intervention by community health workers for reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
The ReMiNd program, an mHealth intervention developed for use by CHWs to help improve their performance in MNCH service delivery, was implemented in a poor performance district in the state of Uttat Pradesh, India. This study examines the cost-effectiveness of this intervention by evaluating the change in cost per disability adjusted life year (DALY) and cost as a result of … [Read more...] about Cost effectiveness of mHealth intervention by community health workers for reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
“I am not telling. The mobile is telling”: Factors influencing the outcomes of a community health worker mHealth intervention in India
This mixed-methods study assesses a CHW-utilized mHealth platform, Mobile for Mothers, in India. It analyzes CHW perceptions of the technology and its usefulness, outcomes and the contextual factors that influence health seeking behavior. … [Read more...] about “I am not telling. The mobile is telling”: Factors influencing the outcomes of a community health worker mHealth intervention in India
The feasibility of task-sharing the identification, emergency treatment, and referral for women with pre-eclampsia by community health workers in India
With hypertensive disorders being the second highest direct obstetric cause of maternal deaths, this study explores how task-sharing of some obstetric responsibilities can help reduce maternal mortality rates. Specifically, the study assesses the acceptability, within the health community in India, of task-sharing by CHWs in the identification and initial care of hypertensive … [Read more...] about The feasibility of task-sharing the identification, emergency treatment, and referral for women with pre-eclampsia by community health workers in India
