Testing a scalable community-based approach to improve maternal and neonatal health in rural Nepal

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 388-395

  Hodgins, S ^a   McPherson, R ^b   Suvedi, B K ^c   Shrestha, R B ^a   Silwal, R C ^a   Ban, B ^a   Neupane, S ^a   Baqui, A H ^b  

^a JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Care seeking; Community health worker; Community based; Essential newborn care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL CARE; NEPAL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VOLUNTEER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AUXILIARY; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL POPULATION; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEPAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS;

EID: 77953020699     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.181     Document Type: Article

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