Authors: Abram L. Wagner , Lu Xia, Aparna Ghosh, Sandip Datta, Priyamvada Pandey, Sujay Santra, Sharmila Chattopadhyay, Uddip Nandi, Tanusree Mazumder, Sucheta Joshi, Joyojeet Pal, Bhramar Mukherjee
CHWs have been deployed in rural parts of India to improve access to preventative care in the country. This prospective cohort study describes how pregnant women and mothers of young children in rural West Bengal, India react when CHWs inform them that they, or their child, are at high risk of pregnancy-related complications or early childhood development delays and need further screening and health care from a physician.
Link: Using community health workers to refer pregnant women and young children to health care facilities in rural West Bengal, India:
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Assessment, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Program Evaluation
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2018
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Country: India
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