WomenÂ’s Perceptions about Pregnancy and Childbirth and Their Perceived Maternal and Newborn Health Problems in Tigray District, Ethiopia

Bang, Kyung‐Sook; Lee, Insook; Chae, Sun‐Mi; Debeb, Hagos G.; Kang, Huiman; Yu, Juyoun; Park, Ji-Sun

doi:10.4172/2376-127x.1000155

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“…After receiving approval for the study, a baseline survey before the intervention was conducted between October 2012 and December 2012 [14]. The final survey after the intervention was completed in June 2014 to July 2014.…”

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Effects of a Community Outreach Program for Maternal Health and Family Planning in Tigray, Ethiopia

Bang

Chae²,

Lee³

et al. 2018

Asian Nursing Research

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We examined the effects of a community outreach program for maternal health in Tigray, Ethiopia, on women's knowledge about pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and family planning, and assessed their participation in antenatal care, postpartum checkups, institutional childbirth, and contraceptive use. Methods: We recruited Ethiopian women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) in Tigray, Ethiopia. Two villages in Tigray, Kihen and Mesanu, which have similar population sizes and living environments, were chosen as the intervention and comparison groups, respectively. A two-group pretest-posttest design with cluster sampling was employed. We conducted self-report questionnaire surveys using face-to-face interviews. The 2.5-year community outreach program was developed based on Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory. It consisted of mass media use and health education for lay women in the community, along with training of health care providers, including nurses, midwives, and health extension workers, in maternal health care. Results: The intervention group showed significant increases in knowledge and behaviors regarding maternal health and family planning compared to the comparison group (p < .001). In particular, there was a dramatic increase from 10.8% to 93.5% in the institutional birth rate in the intervention group. Conclusion:The community outreach program and health care professional training effectively improved knowledge and behaviors regarding maternal health in Ethiopian women. Mass media and interpersonal communication channels for health education may be useful health interventions in developing countries.

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