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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Maternal Healthcare Services Use In Mwanza Region, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Survey, James Orwa, Michaela Mantel, Micheal Mugerwa,, Sharon Brownie, Eunice Pallangyo, Loveluck Mwasha, Kahabi Isangula, Leonard Subi, Secilia Mrema, Grace Edwards, David Siso, Edna Selestine, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Columba Mbekenga, Marleen Temmerman
Maternal Healthcare Services Use In Mwanza Region, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Survey, James Orwa, Michaela Mantel, Micheal Mugerwa,, Sharon Brownie, Eunice Pallangyo, Loveluck Mwasha, Kahabi Isangula, Leonard Subi, Secilia Mrema, Grace Edwards, David Siso, Edna Selestine, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Columba Mbekenga, Marleen Temmerman
Population Health, East Africa
Background: Improving maternal health by reducing maternal mortality/morbidity relates to Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Achieving this goal is supported by antenatal care (ANC), health facility delivery, and postpartum care. This study aimed to understand levels of use and correlates of uptake of maternal healthcare services among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.
Methods: A cross-sectional multi-stage sampling household survey was conducted to obtain data from 1476 households in six districts of Mwanza Region. Data for the 409 women who delivered in the 2 years before the survey were analyzed for three outcomes: four …
Protocol For A Process Evaluation Of A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Learning Club Intervention For Women's Health, And Infant's Health And Development In Rural Vietnam, Jane Fisher, Trang Nguyen, Thach Duc Tran, Ha Tran, Tuan Tran, Stanley Luchters, David Hipgrave, Sarah Hanieh, Beverley-Ann Biggs
Protocol For A Process Evaluation Of A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Learning Club Intervention For Women's Health, And Infant's Health And Development In Rural Vietnam, Jane Fisher, Trang Nguyen, Thach Duc Tran, Ha Tran, Tuan Tran, Stanley Luchters, David Hipgrave, Sarah Hanieh, Beverley-Ann Biggs
Population Health, East Africa
Background: Learning Clubs is a multi-component intervention to address the eight common risk factors for women’s health, and infant’s health and development in resource-constrained settings. We are testing in a cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Vietnam whether this intervention improves cognitive development in children when they are aged two. There are few comprehensive process evaluations of complex interventions to optimise early childhood development. The aim is to conduct a planned process evaluation of the Learning Clubs intervention in Vietnam.
Methods: The evaluation will be conducted alongside the Learning Clubs trial using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Four domains will …
Ethical Considerations For Conducting Sexual And Reproductive Health Research With Female Adolescents Engaged In High-Risk Behaviours In China, Xu-Dong Zhang, Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Yue-Hong Han, Gui-Rong Chen, Bao-Sheng Zhu, Stanley Luchters
Ethical Considerations For Conducting Sexual And Reproductive Health Research With Female Adolescents Engaged In High-Risk Behaviours In China, Xu-Dong Zhang, Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Yue-Hong Han, Gui-Rong Chen, Bao-Sheng Zhu, Stanley Luchters
Population Health, East Africa
Background: Chinese female adolescents engaged in sex trade and substance use are often criminalized and stigmatized. As a result of these cultural, legal and political constraints, ethical concerns can discourage investigators from engaging these adolescents in research. This paper aims to address the ethical tensions between protection and inclusion in conducting sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research with adolescents engaged in high-risk behaviours. Processes of moral reasoning, and examples and practical mechanisms in managing such ethical challenges were presented in the hope of advancing the research ethics policies and practice with adolescents.
Methods: We extracted ethical issues from three previously …
The Salt Between The Beans: A Qualitative Study Of The Role Of Auxiliary Midwives In A Hard-To-Reach Area Of Myanmar, Kyu Kyu Than, Stanley Luchters, Khaing Nwe Tin, Thazin La, James Beeson, Alison Morgan
The Salt Between The Beans: A Qualitative Study Of The Role Of Auxiliary Midwives In A Hard-To-Reach Area Of Myanmar, Kyu Kyu Than, Stanley Luchters, Khaing Nwe Tin, Thazin La, James Beeson, Alison Morgan
Population Health, East Africa
Background: Auxiliary Midwives (AMWs) are unpaid volunteer health workers assisting qualified paid midwives in maternal and child health care mainly in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar. This paper describes the relationship between AMWs and the health system in providing maternal and child services as perceived by the community, AMWs themselves and health care providers in one remote township of Myanmar.
Method: A qualitative study was conducted in Ngape Township, Myanmar. A total of 15 focus group discussions with midwives, AMWs, community members and mothers were conducted. Ten key informant interviews were performed with national, district and township level health planners and …
Qualitative Assessment Of South African Healthcare Worker Perspectives On An Instrument-Free Rapid Cd4 Test, Fiona Scorgie, Yasmin Mohamed, David Anderson, Suzanne M. Crowe, Stanley Luchters, Matthew F. Chersich
Qualitative Assessment Of South African Healthcare Worker Perspectives On An Instrument-Free Rapid Cd4 Test, Fiona Scorgie, Yasmin Mohamed, David Anderson, Suzanne M. Crowe, Stanley Luchters, Matthew F. Chersich
Population Health, East Africa
Background: Accurate measurement of CD4 cell counts remains an important tenet of clinical care for people living with HIV. We assessed an instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (VISITECT® CD4) based on a lateral flow principle, which gives visual results after 40 min. The test involves five steps and categorises CD4 counts as above or below 350 cells/μL. As one component of a performance evaluation of the test, this qualitative study explored the views of healthcare workers in a large women and children’s hospital on the acceptability and feasibility of the test.
Methods: Perspectives on the VISITECT® CD4 test were elicited through …