Community Health Educators and Maternal Health
Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20302012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martina Björkman Nyqvist (0000-0001-6406-5573, Stockholm School of Economics), Jessica Leight (0000-0002-1691-9682, International Food Policy Research Institute, corresponding author), Vandana Sharma (0000-0001-8054-8452, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-93 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2022.2110489 |
| OpenAlex | W4292967047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
The slow pace of improvement in service delivery and health outcomes for pregnant women and newborns in developing countries has been a major concern for policy makers in recent decades. This paper presents the results from a randomized controlled trial of a community health worker program designed to enhance uptake of child and maternal health services in Northern Nigeria. Three interventions were evaluated: the deployment of community health educators, health educators with the provision of safe birth kits, and health educators with community dramas. The results suggest that the interventions increased utilization of antenatal, postnatal, and infant care. Maternal and newborn health practices improved as well as health knowledge. In addition, the community health worker program was more effective when supplemented with additional program components
Child health · Community health · Community health workers · Community mobilization · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Health care · Health education · Health educators · Health facility · Health services · Pace · Political science · Population · Program evaluation · Psychological intervention · Public health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Health Policy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |