Impact of a training package for community birth attendants in Madagascar.
J Trop Pediatr
; 57(1): 59-61, 2011 Feb.
Article
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| ID: mdl-20525777
ABSTRACT
This brief report assesses the impact of community birth attendant training and explores barriers to safe delivery in rural Madagascar. We assessed the knowledge of 25 community birth attendants using interviewer-administered questionnaires and explored attitudes to delivery in 4 focus groups of 10 women of reproductive age and 1 focus group of 10 birth attendants. We found a mismatch between hygiene knowledge and reported practice. Clinical experience appears to reinforce training to achieve longer lasting change in practitioner knowledge (e.g. of labour complications). Focus groups helped to identify practical barriers to clean (delivery kits) and safe delivery (cost) despite this knowledge. We proposed that a facilitated women's group programme may complement such training.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Parto Domiciliario
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Partería
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trop Pediatr
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido