Implementing a community-level intervention to control hypertensive disorders in pregnancy using village health workers: lessons learned

Implementing a community-level intervention to control hypertensive disorders in pregnancy using village health workers: lessons learned

Abstract Introduction Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy result in about 76,000 maternal deaths per year worldwide. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia cause the most deaths. Interventions for managing these disorders are available in health facilities. We assess the effect of monitoring pregnant women’s b...

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Main Authors: Olukolade George Shobo, Anselm Okoro, Magdalene Okolo, Peter Longtoe, Isaac Omale, Endurance Ofiemu, Jennifer Anyanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
Subjects:
Community health workers
Hypertension in pregnancy
Resource-poor setting
Primary healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00076-8

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