Authors: Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Elizabeth L. Dunbar, Samuel Watson, Katie Cundale, Henry Makungwa, Emily B. Wroe, Charles Malindi, Lawrence Nazimera, Daniel Palazuelos, Jeanel Drake, Thomas Gates, Thomas van den Akker & Jawaya Shea
To address the issue of high maternal mortality in Malawi, the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Communities intervention trained CHWs to conduct household visits to locate pregnant women and accompany them to perinatal care. Results indicate an 18% increase in antenatal care attendance, a 200% increase in antenatal care attendance in the first trimester and an increase of 37% in completion of four ANC visits.
Link: Increasing utilisation of perinatal services: estimating the impact of community health worker program in Neno, Malawi
Resource Topic: Birth Preparedness, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2020
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Malawi
Publisher May Restrict Access: No
