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Factors associated with low birthweight among newborns delivered at public health facilities of Nekemte town, West Ethiopia: a case control study
BACKGROUND: Low birthweight (LBW) remains the most important risk factor which attributed to mortality of 15-20% of newborns across the …
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Impact of a bottom-up community engagement intervention on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana: a cluster randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Ghana is among African countries not likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) three (3) target of reducing …
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Impact of the free healthcare initiative on wealth-related inequity in the utilization of maternal & child health services in Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: As a result of financial barriers to the utilization of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services, the Government of …
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Timing between age at first sexual intercourse and age at first use of contraception among adolescents and young adults in Niger: What role do education and place of residence play?
Background: Low contraceptive use among women in Niger is one of main causes of early childbearing and unwanted pregnancies, which …
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Assessment of focused antenatal care utilization and associated factors in Western Oromia, Nekemte, Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: Despite the fact that quality antenatal care is one of the essential aspects in maternal and child health care, …
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Hepatitis B infection among pregnant and post-partum women living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in Kinshasa, DR Congo: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection in HIV-infected individuals increases the risk of hepatic complications and mortality. Further, the risk …
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Psychographic predictors of intention to use cervical cancer screening services among women attending maternal and child health services in Southern Ethiopia: the theory of planned behavior (TPB) perspective
BACKGROUND: Detection of the premalignant forms cervical cancer through screening in the target age group is one of the effective …
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The effect of a community health worker intervention on public satisfaction: evidence from an unregistered outcome in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of evidence on the causal effects of different care delivery approaches on health system satisfaction. …
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A quality assessment of Health Management Information System (HMIS) data for maternal and child health in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Health management information system (HMIS) data are important for guiding the attainment of health targets in low- and middle-income countries. …
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Women who have not utilized health Service for Delivery in Nigeria: who are they and where do they live?
BACKGROUND: Health facility delivery has been described as one of the major contributors to improved maternal and child health outcomes. …
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The salt between the beans: a qualitative study of the role of auxiliary midwives in a hard-to-reach area of Myanmar
BACKGROUND: Auxiliary Midwives (AMWs) are unpaid volunteer health workers assisting qualified paid midwives in maternal and child health care mainly …
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The effect of sex of last child on short birth interval practice: the case of northern Ethiopian pregnant women
OBJECTIVE: Improving short birth interval practice is a key strategy to reduce maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, adverse pregnancy outcomes, high …
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Talking health: trusted health messengers and effective ways of delivering health messages for rural mothers in Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Access to trusted health information has contribution to improve maternal and child health outcomes. However, limited research to date …
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Facility delivery and postnatal care services use among mothers who attended four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care provides the best opportunity to promote maternal and child health services use. But many Ethiopian mothers deliver …
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The significant association between maternity waiting homes utilization and perinatal mortality in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis
A proper uptake of maternity waiting homes (MWHs) is important to improve maternal and child health (MCH). The aim of …
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Enhancing Human Capital in Malawi : The Role of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Services
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Factors associated with breast cancer screening awareness and practices of women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is a global health problem being the most common cancer of women in both developed and under-developed …
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Understanding the implementation of Direct Health Facility Financing and its effect on health system performance in Tanzania: a non-controlled before and after mixed method study protocol
BACKGROUND: Globally, good health system performance has resulted from continuous reform, including adaptation of Decentralisation by Devolution policies, for example, …
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Lessons learnt from implementing community engagement interventions in mobile hard-to-reach (HTR) projects in Nigeria, 2014–2015
BACKGROUND: The year 2014 was a turning point for polio eradication in Nigeria. Confronted with the challenges of increased numbers …
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Drug utilization pattern among pregnant women attending maternal and child health clinic of tertiary hospital in eastern Ethiopia: Consideration of toxicological perspectives
OBJECTIVE: This study is aimed to investigate drug utilization pattern among pregnant women attending maternal and child health clinic of …