Childhood anemia in Rural Haiti: the potential role of community health workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is an important contributor to under-five mortality in the developing world. There is evidence that Community Health Worker (CHW) delivered programs to increase maternal knowledge of child health practices may decrease childhood IDA. This study reports findings on the association between a long standing CHW intervention and childhood anemia status in rural Haiti.

Methods

Using structural equations and mediation analyses on data from a household-based survey of 621 mother/child dyads, we tested the hypothesis that CHW would have a direct positive effect on maternal knowledge and an indirect effect on childhood anemia in rural Haiti.

Results

CHW contact was significantly associated with maternal knowledge of key child he

SUBMITTER: Seraphin MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683206 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature