Improving Maternal and Newborn Health: Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Program in Rural Kenya
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
PloS one
Volume:
9
Issue:
8
Copyright:
2014
Pages:
8
Description:
Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) form an important element of many health systems, and in Kenya these volunteers are the foundation for promoting behavior change through health education, earlier case identification, and timely referral to trained health care providers. This study examines the effectiveness of a community health worker project conducted in rural Kenya that sought to promote improved knowledge of maternal newborn health and to increase deliveries under skilled attendance. [from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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