Implementing a social innovation for community-based peer support for immigrant mothers in Sweden: a mixed-methods process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A South African social innovation based on peer support for mothers was contextualized in southern Sweden. The objective of the project was to support expectant women and mothers of young children in immigrant communities to access public services that would benefit maternal and child health. This study aimed to assess how the intervention was implemented, what the contextual barriers and facilitators were, and how the implementation was perceived by those who delivered and received it.

Methods

The study used mixed methods with a convergent parallel design and followed the Medical Research Council guidance on process evaluations of complex interventions. Semi-structured interviews (n = 19) were conducted with peer supporters, client mothers, and key stake

SUBMITTER: Kaks P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10821792 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature