The impact of monetary incentives on referrals by traditional birth attendants for postnatal care in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaps in postnatal care use represent missed opportunities to prevent maternal and neonatal death in sub-Saharan Africa. As one in every three non-facility deliveries in Nigeria is assisted by a traditional birth attendant (TBA), and the TBA's advice is often adhered to by their clients, engaging TBAs in advocacy among their clients may increase maternal and neonatal postnatal care use. This study estimates the impact of monetary incentives for maternal referrals by TBAs on early maternal and neonatal postnatal care use (within 48 h of delivery) in Nigeria.

Methods

We conducted a non-blinded, individually-randomized, controlled study of 207 TBAs in Ebonyi State, Nigeria between August and December 2016. TBAs were randomly assigned with a 50-50 probability to receiv

SUBMITTER: Chukwuma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6526614 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature