Authors: Karen M. Edmond, Khaksar Yousufi, Zelaikha Anwari, Sayed Masoud Sadat, Shah Mansoor Staniczai, Ariel Higgins-Steele, Alexandra L. Bellows and Emily R. Smith
With maternal and newborn mortality rates high in Afghanistan, this study assesses the effects of CHW home visiting during the antenatal and postnatal periods. Specifically, it looks at how home visits contribute to improving the proportion of women seeking care at health facility, birth preparedness, newborn care practices, and knowledge of mothers about their and infant’s health.
Link: Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such...
Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2018
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Country: Afghanistan
Publisher May Restrict Access: No