Bringing Greater Precision to Interactions Between Community Health Workers and Households to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes in India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community health workers (CHWs) play a key role in the health of mothers and newborns in low- and middle-income countries. However, it remains unclear by what actions and messages CHWs enable good outcomes and respectful care.

Methods

We collected a uniquely linked set of questions on behaviors, beliefs, and care pathways from recently delivered women (n=5,469), their husbands (n=3,064), mothers-in-law (n=3,626), and CHWs (accredited social health activists; n=1,052) in Uttar Pradesh, India. We used logistic regression to study associations between CHW actions and household behaviors during antenatal, delivery, and postnatal periods.

Results

Pregnant women who were visited earlier in pregnancy and who received multiple visits were more likely to perform r

SUBMITTER: Smittenaar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541124 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature