The effect of increased coverage of participatory women's groups on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized trial

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 816-825

  Fottrell, Edward ^a   Azad, Kishwar ^b   Kuddus, Abdul ^b   Younes, Layla ^a   Shaha, Sanjit ^b   Nahar, Tasmin ^b   Aumon, Bedowra Haq ^b   Hossen, Munir ^b   Beard, James ^a   Hossain, Tanvir ^b   Pulkki Brannstrom, Anni Maria ^a   Skordis Worrall, Jolene ^a   Prost, Audrey ^a   Costello, Anthony ^a   Houweling, Tanja A J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Diabetic Association of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BANGLADESH; BIRTH RATE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY WOMENS GROUP; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STILLBIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BAYES THEOREM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883344321     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2534     Document Type: Article

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