Knowledge and reported practices of men and women on maternal and child health in rural Guinea Bissau: a cross sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participatory health education interventions and/or community-based primary health care in remote regions can improve child survival. The most recent data from Guinea Bissau shows that the country ranks 5th from bottom globally with an under-five mortality rate of 198 per 1000 live births in 2007. EPICS (Enabling Parents to Increase Child Survival) is a cluster randomised trial, which is currently running in rural areas of southern Guinea Bissau. It aims to evaluate whether an intervention package can generate a rapid and cost-effective reduction in under-five child mortality. The purpose of the study described here was to understand levels of knowledge on child health and treatment-seeking and preventative behaviours in southern Guinea Bissau in order to develop an effe

SUBMITTER: King R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2891651 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature