Stakeholder Analysis of Community Distribution of Misoprostol in Lao PDR: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, significant progress has been made in reducing maternal mortality, yet in many low-resource contexts it remains unacceptably high. Many of these deaths are due to postpartum haemorrhage and are preventable with access to essential obstetric care. Where there are barriers to access, maternal deaths could be prevented if community-level misoprostol was available. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of stakeholders regarding misoprostol use in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, a setting with high maternal mortality.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 stakeholders in the capital, Vientiane and in one northern province identified as a site for a possible intervention. The sample included international and national s

SUBMITTER: Durham J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5025235 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature