Impact of community-based maternal health workers on coverage of essential maternal health interventions among internally displaced communities in eastern Burma: The MOM project

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Mullany, Luke C ^a,c   Lee, Thomas J ^b,c   Yone, Lin ^d   Lee, Catherine I ^a,c   Teela, Katherine C ^a   Paw, Palae ^d   Oo, Eh Kalu Shwe ^e   Maung, Cynthia ^f   Kuiper, Heather ^c   Masenior, Nicole F ^a   Beyrer, Chris ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Global Health Access Program   (Thailand)

^d Burma Medical Association   (Thailand)

^e Karen Department of Health and Welfare   (Thailand)

^f Mae Tao Clinic   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR; MALARIA; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MYANMAR; OBSTETRIC CARE; PILOT STUDY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORM EXPULSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956808091     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000317     Document Type: Article

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