Critical maternal health knowledge gaps in low- and middle-income countries for the post-2015 era

Reproductive Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kendall, Tamil ^a   Langer, Ana ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Implementation research; Implementation science; Low and middle income countries (LMIC); Maternal health; Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Post 2015 development agenda; Research priorities; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; URBANIZATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84934995601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-015-0044-5     Document Type: Review

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5. Researchers were invited to participate based on their 1) experience conducting maternal health research in low- and middle-income countries; 2) recent maternal health publications in high-impact journals; 3) knowledge about the policy and donor landscape for international maternal health research; 4) and geographic distribution. Researchers from academic institutions and implementing agencies in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America participated. All respondents were conducting maternal health research in Africa, Asia or Latin America and more than half worked in multiple regions. Nearly 40 % of the respondents resided in LMIC (10 of 26). The priorities synthesized in the commentary were mentioned by researchers working in all regions as well as those undertaking research in multiple regions, indicating a high degree of consensus.
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