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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Strengthening maternal and newborn health in rural Ethiopia: Early results from frontline health worker community maternal and newborn health training
Midwifery, Volume 29, No. 3, Year 2013
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Description
Objective: to describe early results from the Community Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) training programme of the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP) project. Design: a non-experimental, descriptive design was employed to assess training implementation. Setting: six rural districts of Amhara and Oromiya regions, Ethiopia. Participants: 91 Health Extension Workers (HEWs) and 626 Guide Team members including Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and volunteer Community Health Promoters (vCHPs). Intervention: CMNH is one aspect of a broader strategy to improve maternal and newborn health at the community level in rural areas of Ethiopia where pregnant women have limited access to health facilities. Measurements: performance testing of HEWs, TBAs, and vCHPs was conducted to assess transfer of knowledge and skills from CMNH Master Trainer level to CMNH Trainer level, and from CMNH Trainer level to CMNH Guide Team (GT) level on the topic areas of Prevent Problems before Baby is Born and Prevent Problems after Baby is Born. Findings: post-training performance scores were significantly higher than immediate pre-training scores for Amhara and Oromiya regions on both topic areas (p<0.001). For HEWs and GT members, respectively, average scores increased over 250% and 300% for Prevent Problems before Baby is Born, and over 300% and 400% for Prevent Problems after Baby is Born. Key conclusions: CMNH was successful in transferring knoweldge to HEWs at the CMNH Trainer level and to Guide Team members at the community level. In order for gains to be realised and sustained, the CMNH programme will be nested within an enabling environment created through behaviour change communication to increase demand for CMNH services, emphasising evidence-based maternal and newborn care practices, teamwork among frontline health workers, and an enhanced role of HEWs in provision of safe care during pregnancy, birth, and the early postnatal period. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dynes, Michelle M.
United States, Atlanta
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Buffington, Sandra T.
Unknown Affiliation
Carpenter, Mary
United States, Springfield
Center for Genetics and Maternal Fetal Medicine
Handley, Anna
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
Kelley, Maureen A.
United States, Atlanta
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Tadesse, Lelisse
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Mnh
Beyene, Hanna Tessema
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Mnh
Sibley, Lynn
United States, Atlanta
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.midw.2012.01.006
ISSN:
02666138
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Ethiopia
Participants Gender
Female