Understanding communication in community engagement for maternal and newborn health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review.

ABSTRACT: As community engagement (CE) is implemented for sustainable maternal and newborn health (MNH) programming, it is important to determine how these approaches work. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have become a particular focus for MNH CE activities due to their high burden of maternal and neonatal deaths. MNH messaging and communication to engage communities are likely to differ by context, but how these approaches are actually developed and implemented within CE is not well understood. Understanding how communications in CE actually work is vital in the translation of learnings across programmes and to inform future projects. The purpose of this realist review is to describe how, why, to what extent and for whom communications in CE contribute to MNH programming in LMICs. After se

SUBMITTER: Dada S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature