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Community Health Educators and Maternal Health: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria
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- Björkman Nyqvist, Martina (author)
- Stockholm School of Economics,Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
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- Leight, Jessica (author)
- Addis Ababa University
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- Sharma, Vandana (author)
- Harvard University (US)
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- Taylor and Francis Group, 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: Journal of Development Studies. - : Taylor and Francis Group. - 1743-9140 .- 0022-0388. ; 59:1, s. 73-93
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- The slow pace of improvement in service delivery and health outcomes for pregnant women and newborns in developing countries has been a major concern for policy makers in recent decades. This paper presents the results from a randomized controlled trial of a community health worker program designed to enhance uptake of child and maternal health services in Northern Nigeria. Three interventions were evaluated: the deployment of community health educators, health educators with the provision of safe birth kits, and health educators with community dramas. The results suggest that the interventions increased utilization of antenatal, postnatal, and infant care. Maternal and newborn health practices improved as well as health knowledge. In addition, the community health worker program was more effective when supplemented with additional program components.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- 10 Reduced inequalities
- 03 Good Health and Well-being
- 17 Partnerships for the goals
Publication and Content Type
- art (subject category)
- vet (subject category)
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