Home visits by community health workers for pregnant mothers and newborns: coverage plateau in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home visits by community health workers (CHWs) during pregnancy and soon after delivery are recommended to improve newborn survival. However, as the roles of CHWs expand, there are concerns regarding the capacity of community health systems to deliver high effective coverage of home visits. The WHO's Rapid Access Expansion (RAcE) program supported the Malawi Ministry of Health to align their Community-Based Maternal and Newborn Care (CBMNC) package with the latest WHO guidelines and to implement and evaluate the feasibility and coverage of home visits in Ntcheu district.

Methods

A population-based survey of 150 households in Ntcheu district was conducted in July-August 2016 after approximately 10 months of CBMNC implementation. Thirty clusters were selected propor

SUBMITTER: Guenther T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6596344 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature