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Geldsetzer, Pascal, Maria Vaikath, Jan-Walter De Neve, Till Bärnighausen, and Thomas J. Bossert. "A qualitative and quantitative performance evaluation of Swaziland’s Rural Health Motivator program." F1000Research 6 (May 2, 2017): 607. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11361.1.

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Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly used to increase access to primary healthcare, and considered to be a key health worker cadre to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target. Despite the recent policy interest in effectively designing, implementing, and evaluating new CHW programs, there is limited evidence on how long-standing CHW programs are performing. Using the CHW Performance Logic model as an evaluation framework, this study aims to assess the performance of Swaziland’s long-standing national CHW program, called the rural health motivator (RHM) program. Methods: This study was carried out in the Manzini and Lubombo regions of Swaziland. We conducted a survey of 2,000 households selected through two-stage cluster random sampling and a survey among a stratified simple random sample of 306 RHMs. Additionally, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 25 RHMs. Results: While RHMs are instructed to visit every household assigned to them at least once a month, only 15.7% (95% CI: 11.4 – 20.4%) of RHMs self-reported to be meeting this target. Less than half (46.3%; 95% CI: 43.4 – 49.6%) of household survey respondents, who reported to have ever been visited by a RHM, rated their overall satisfaction with RHM services as eight or more points on a 10-point scale (ranging from “very dissatisfied” to “very satisfied”). A theme arising from the qualitative interviews was that community members only rarely seek care from RHMs, with care-seeking tending to be constrained to emergency situations. Conclusions: The RHM program does not meet some of its key performance objectives. Two opportunities to improve RHM performance identified by the evaluation were increasing RHM's stipend and improving the supply of equipment and material resources needed by RHMs to carry out their tasks.
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Bulatao, Rodolfo A., and John A. Ross. "Which health services reduce maternal mortality? Evidence from ratings of maternal health services." Tropical Medicine and International Health 8, no. 8 (August 2003): 710–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01083.x.

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Kiyange, F., V. Walusansa, G. Mandosela, H. Nzereka Kambale, E. Luyirika, and J. Orem. "The Role of South-to-South Partnerships in Developing Cancer Services in Africa." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 163s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.21200.

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Background and context: Despite being a growing public health concern in Africa, access to effective cancer treatment and pain relief is still limited in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) in collaboration with the American Cancer Society and the Ministry of Health of Swaziland have successfully implemented a South-to-South partnership which has facilitated the development and operation of a cancer unit in Mbabane National Hospital. Although the cancer burden continues to rise in Africa, many countries do not have established oncology services. They rely on cancer treatment, care and support through referral to neighboring countries or overseas, which is costly for governments and poses multiple challenges for patients and their families. Until recently, Swaziland has relied on cancer treatment and care in South Africa. This paper presents a model where the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in Uganda has been facilitated to support the establishment of a cancer unit in Swaziland. Aim: The intervention aimed at providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health of Swaziland to initiate and operate a cancer unit in Mbabane Government Hospital through a formal arrangement with the UCI. Strategy/Tactics: The planning and execution of activities was done by a tripartite of APCA, Uganda Cancer Institute a government entity and the Swazi Ministry of Health. Program/Policy process: Over a period of one year (Decemeber 2016 to December 2017) APCA, through a grant from the ACS formerly engaged the UCI to support the initiation and operation of a cancer unit in Swaziland. This was through expert exchange visits through which on-job training and mentorship was provided to a team of staff at Mbabane Government Hospital, with coordination by the Swaziland Ministry of Health. Experiential visits to Uganda were also organized for the lead pharmacist in Swaziland and a doctor to enable them set up and run a cancer unit in their country. The exchange visits provided a forum for both observation and application of knowledge and skills. Outcomes: A cancer unit was successfully established at Mbabane Government Hospital in Swaziland, which now provides services for patients, with breast cancer and expanding to include other cancers. The Swaziland Ministry of Health has been key to the success of this development and continues to identify human, financial and other resources to sustain the cancer unit. To date 69 patients have successfully undergone chemotherapy: 43 breast cancer, 22 Kaposi sarcoma, 2 colorectal cancer, 1 bladder cancer, 1 multiple myeloma. 21 health care workers were trained on cancer management; 9 doctors, 7 nurses and 5 pharmacists. What was learned: There are many opportunities for South-to-South partnership to support the establishment or improvement of cancer care. This model implemented in Swaziland can be replicated in other African countries. Documenting the model for replication in other countries is recommended.
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Sheldon, Nasaruddin, Sapruddin Perwira, Kristina Gryboski, and Laxmikant Palo. "Providing Maternal Health Services At Factories." Health Affairs 35, no. 9 (September 2016): 1740. http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0760.

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Richards, Thomas B. "Maternal and Child Health Essential Public Health Services." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 3, no. 5 (September 1997): 11–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00124784-199709000-00004.

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Kaiser, Katherine Laux, Teresa L. Barry, and Andrea Mason. "Maternal Health and Child Asthma Health Services Use." Clinical Nursing Research 18, no. 1 (February 2009): 26–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054773808330095.

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Mak, Joelle, Susannah H. Mayhew, Ariane von Maercker, Integra Research Team, and Manuela Colombini. "Men’s use of sexual health and HIV services in Swaziland: a mixed methods study." Sexual Health 13, no. 3 (2016): 265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh15244.

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Background: Over one-quarter of the adult population in Swaziland is estimated to be HIV positive. Men’s use of sexual health (SH) services has significant implications for HIV prevention. This study aimed to understand Swazi men’s health-seeking behaviours in relation to SH and HIV services. Methods: A household survey was conducted in Manzini (n = 503), complemented by 23 semi-structured interviews and two focus group discussions (with a total of 10 participants). Results: One-third of male survey participants used SH services in the past year, most commonly HIV testing (28%). Service users were more likely to be sexually active (aOR 3.21, 95% CI: 1.81–5.68 for those with one partner; and aOR 2.35, 95% CI: 1.25–4.41 for those with multiple partners) compared with service non-users. Service users were less likely to prefer HIV services to be separated from other healthcare services (aOR 0.50, 95% CI: 0.35–0.71), or to agree with travelling further for their HIV test (aOR 0.52, 95% CI: 0.33–0.82) compared with non-users, after controlling for age-group and education. Men avoided SH services because they feared being stigmatised by STI/HIV testing, are uncomfortable disclosing SH problems to female healthcare providers, and avoided HIV testing by relying on their wife’s results as a proxy for their own status. Informal providers, such as traditional healers, were often preferred because practitioners were more often male, physical exams were not required and appointments and payment options were flexible. Conclusion: To improve men’s uptake of SH services, providers and services need to be more sensitive to men’s privacy concerns, time restrictions and the potential stigma associated with STI/HIV testing.
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Raj Poudel, Deepak, and Orapin Pitamanaket. "Utilization of Maternal Health Services in Nepal." Journal of Health and Allied Sciences 1, no. 1 (November 27, 2019): 28–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.37107/jhas.90.

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Kishore, Surekha. "Maternal Health Care Services in the Himalayas." Marriage & Family Review 44, no. 2-3 (October 8, 2008): 364–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01494920802255984.

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Douoguih, Macaya. "Accessing Maternal Health Services in Eastern Burma." PLoS Medicine 5, no. 12 (December 23, 2008): e250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050250.

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Woreta, Fikadu. "Maternal and foetal outcomes of deliveries attended to at Emkhuzweni Health Centre in Swaziland." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/688.

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Abstract AIM The aim of the study was to measure the maternal and foetal outcomes of the deliveries attended to at Emkhuzweni Health Centre, Swaziland. Objectives The objectives of the study were: .:. To determine maternal outcomes of the deliveries attended to at Emkhuzweni Health Centre. .:. To determine foetal outcomes of the deliveries attended to at Emkhuzweni Health Centre. .:. To identify risk factors that affect maternal and foetal outcomes at Emkhuzweni Health Centre Methods A retrospective chart review was performed for all 520 deliveries at Emkhuzweni Health Centre between January 1,2007 and December 31 2007. Labouring mothers were eligible for the study if they met the inclusion criteria. The study was conducted after ethical approvals from the relevant authorities were obtained. Data were obtained from records for the following variables: age, address, gravidity, parity, health service where ANC was attended, risk factor, mode of delivery, maternal condition after delivery and post-delivery maternal hospital stay. For each foetus, the APGAR score at the first and fifth minute, weight and sex of the neonate and condition after delivery were recorded. Results The results revealed that the maternal outcomes after delivery were normal for 89.85% of the mothers; 3.4% of those who delivered at EHC had PPH, 5.4% developed puerperal sepsis, 1 % PIH and 0.2% cases resulted in maternal death. The majority of mothers (61.7%) were discharged from the maternity ward in less than 24 hrs. As far as foetal outcomes were concerned, normal babies accounted for 68% of births, early onset neonatal sepsis for 1.9%, congenital malformation (0.6%), stillbirth (1.5%), low birth weight (9.2%), preterm babies (17.8 %) and neonatal death (0.4%0. Conclusion This study found that the maternal outcomes at Emkhuzweni Health Centre in 2007 were similar to those in Swaziland as a whole and in other developing countries, except that there was a higher rate of pre-term delivery among pregnant women assisted at Emkhuzweni Health Centre. The foetal outcomes of Emkhuzweni Health Centre in 2007 were similar to the data from developing countries. Additionally, however; significant numbers of pre-term babies were delivered and a high incidence of neonatal sepsis was observed at the Health Centre. Some of the risk factors for the observed maternal and foetal outcomes were poor antenatal care attendance, distance of the Health Centre from the home state of the pregnant woman, preterm labour, under age and teenage pregnancies.
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Mngadi, Patricia Thuli. "Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland : quality of care, community support and health care service needs /." Stockholm, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7140-725-2/.

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McLendon, Pamela Ann. "Opening Doors for Excellent Maternal Health Services: Perceptions Regarding Maternal Health in Rural Tanzania." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500156/.

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The worldwide maternal mortality rate is excessive. Developing countries such as Tanzania experience the highest maternal mortality rates. The continued exploration of issues to create ease of access for women to quality maternal health care is a significant concern. A central strategy for reducing maternal mortality is that every birth be attended by a skilled birth attendant, therefore special attention was placed on motivations and factors that might lead to an increased utilization of health facilities. This qualitative study assessed the perceptions of local population concerning maternal health services and their recommendations for improved quality of care. The study was conducted in the Karatu District of Tanzania and gathered data through 66 in-depth interviews with participants from 20 villages. The following components were identified as essential for perceived quality care: medical professionals that demonstrate a caring attitude and share information about procedures; a supportive and nurturing environment during labor and delivery; meaningful and informative maternal health education for the entire community; promotion of men’s involvement as an essential part of the system of maternal health; knowledgeable, skilled medical staff with supplies and equipment needed for a safe delivery. By providing these elements, the community will gain trust in health facilities and staff. The alignment the maternal health services offered to the perceived expectation of quality care will create an environment for increased attendance at health facilities by the local population.
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Nyberg, White Maria. "Preventing maternal mortality : - Nurses’ and midwives’ experiences from Tanzanian maternal health care services." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för omvårdnad, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-116479.

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Background: Half a million women died during pregnancy or childbirth in 2005. Bleeding, infections, high blood pressure, obstructed labor, unsafe abortions, malaria and HIV/Aids were the main causes. Tanzania is a highly affected country with 460 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births. Nurses and midwives play an important role in preventing maternal mortality. Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore and analyze nurses’ and midwives’ experiences of maternal mortality prevention on the Tanzanian island of Unguja. Method: Interviews with nine nurses and midwifes from four different hospitals and health care facilities were conducted with the assistance of an interpreter. A structural analysis designed by Ricoeur was undertaken. Results: The findings suggest that family planning, a more accessible health care, referral of severe cases, medical interventions, health education, community resource persons and involving fathers in maternal health care are preventive strategies that can reduce maternal mortality. Conclusion: To further improve the quality of maternal mortality prevention further knowledge aboutindividual differences in learning from health education is needed.  Involvement of all fathers in maternal health care should also be considered. Training of unskilled personnel is believed to improve early identification of life-threatening complications and thereby reduce maternal mortality.
Bakgrund: En halv miljon kvinnor i världen dog under graviditet eller förlossning under 2005. Huvudorsaker var blödningar, infektioner, högt blodtryck, långdragna förlossningar, osäkra aborter, malaria samt HIV/Aids. Tanzania är ett drabbat land med 460 fall av mödradödlighet per 100 000 levande födda barn. Sjuksköterskor och barnmorskor spelar en viktig roll i det preventiva arbetet mot mödradödlighet. Syfte:  Syftet med studien var att utforska och analysera sjuksköterskors och barnmorskors upplevelser och erfarenhet av  arbetet mot mödradödlighet på ön Unguja, Tanzania. Metod: Intervjuer med nio sjuksköterskor och barnmorskor från fyra olika sjukhus/hälsocentraler genomfördes med hjälp av en tolk. En strukturanalys utformad av Ricoeur genomfördes. Resultat: Resultatet visar att familjeplanering, en mer tillgänglig hälso- och sjukvård, remitterande av patienter med allvarliga komplikationer, medicinska interventioner, hälsoutbildning, resurspersoner i samhället och att involvera pappor i mödrahälsovården var preventiva strategier som kan minska mödradödlighet. Slutsats: För att ytterligare förbättra arbetet mot mödradödlighet tycks mer kunskap om individers förmåga att ta till sig hälsoutbildning behövas. Att i ännu större utsträckning även välkomna alla blivande pappor till mödrahälsovården föreslås också kunna fungera preventivt. Utbildning för outbildade kvinnor som hjälper till vid förlossningar (Traditional Birth Attendants) tros kunna förbättra tidig identifikation av livshotande komplikationer och därmed kunna minska mödradödligheten.
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Atmarita. "Assessing the determinants of maternal mortality in Indonesia." Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, 1999. http://books.google.com/books?id=SxUvAAAAMAAJ.

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Madlopha, Sboniso Charles. "A needs analysis of an employee wellness programme : the case of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Swaziland." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018912.

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In 2010, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Swaziland noticed a significant increase in employee absenteeism which they discovered was related mainly to: poor health (sick leave), personal and financial stress (garnishee orders were increasing), and low staff morale, the consequence of which was low productivity and missed deadlines (FSRA, 2010:7). High levels of absenteeism meant that a sizeable number of employees were unable to complete their daily tasks (FSRA, 2010:7). Consequently, in 2011, the FSRA Human Resource Department started a wellness programme for all employees in the organization in an attempt to respond to the human resource challenges reported in 2009/10 financial year. By the end of 2012, FSRA management reported that the introduction of the EWP had not yielded the expected results. This therefore prompted management to request an evaluation of the FSRA employee wellness programme. The aim of this research was to identify and prioritize the needs of employees in terms of requirements of a wellness programme and how it should be delivered. The specific objectives of the study are as follows: to identify the wellness needs of employees, to identify employee preferences in terms of the type of interventions to be included in a wellness programme, to identify the preferred mode of delivery of the wellness programme and to make recommendations to management on the design of a wellness programme. Questionnaires with closed ended questions were used to collect data for this survey. The questionnaire used is attached as Appendix A. By means of a needs analysis survey, this research was designed to assess the FSRA employees’ needs in terms of an employee wellness programme, as well as the preferred EWP delivery methods. About 70 percent of FSRA employees participated in the survey. The respondents completed the questionnaire and submitted it online over a period of 10 working days (2 weeks). This report is structured into three sections, namely; section one, which is the evaluation report that gives details of the importance of the study, highlights research methods and then present the results, discussions and recommendations. Section two deals with the literature review while section three reports on the research methodology, research design and procedures and the limitation of the study. In light of the findings on the wellness needs of employees, 72 percent of the respondents felt the current wellness programme was very inadequate and a further 10 percent added that it was inadequate in addressing their wellness needs largely because the needs were not known. The most important wellness needs identified included: exercise, nutrition, personal hygiene, disease awareness and treatment of illness, coping with stress, coping with workload, ventilation, safety, bereavement, personal debt, and retirement planning. The most preferred wellness interventions that respondents proposed include Flexible Work Schedule, Safe Workplace, Improved Ventilation, Retirement Planning Advice and Gymnasium. Further analysis done using correlation analysis indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between the wellness needs and the wellness interventions. Concerning the delivery of the wellness programme, most of the employees indicated that outsourcing certain services was better than having them in house. The highest ranking of the services for out sourcing were nutrition education and medical checkups that ranked between 82 percent and 75 percent respectively. The respondents indicated that they want almost all the chosen interventions to be outsourced. Time slots should also be taken into consideration to ensure employee participation in the wellness programme services. The respondent FSRA employees seem to prefer interventions of an educational nature to be during the lunch hour. These include Nutrition Education, Health Education, Hygiene Education and Medical Check ups and Treatment, whereas Gymnasium was preferred to be after working hours.
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Kanu, Alhassan Fouard. "Health System Access to Maternal and Child Health Services in Sierra Leone." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7394.

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The robustness and responsiveness of a country's health system predict access to a range of health services, including maternal and child health (MCH) services. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the influence of 5 health system characteristics on access to MCH services in Sierra Leone. This study was guided by Bryce, Victora, Boerma, Peters, and Black's framework for evaluating the scaleup to millennium development goals for maternal and child survival. The study was a secondary analysis of the Sierra Leone 2017 Service Availability and Readiness Assessment dataset, which comprised 100% (1, 284) of the country's health facilities. Data analysis included bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions. In the bivariate analysis, all the independent variables showed statistically significant association with access to MCH services and achieved a p-value < .001. In the multivariate analysis; however, only 3 predictors explained 38% of the variance (R� = .380, F (5, 1263) = 154.667, p <.001). The type of health provider significantly predicted access to MCH services (β =.549, p <.001), as did the availability of essential medicines (β= .255, p <.001) and the availability of basic equipment (β= .258, p <.001). According to the study findings, the availability of the right mix of health providers, essential medicines, and basic equipment significantly influenced access to MCH services, regardless of the level and type of health facility. The findings of this study might contribute to positive social change by helping the authorities of the Sierra Leone health sector to identify critical health system considerations for increased access to MCH services and improved maternal and child health outcomes.
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Aihara, Yoko Sirikul Isaranurug. "Effect of maternal and child health handbook on maternal and child health promoting belief and action /." Abstract, 2005. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2548/cd375/4737949.pdf.

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Manthalu, Gerald Herbert. "The impact of user fee exemption on maternal health care utilisation and health outcomes at mission health care facilities in Malawi." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2014. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=214843.

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The Government of Malawi has entered into agreements with Christian health association of Malawi (CHAM) health care facilities in order to exempt their catchment populations from paying user fees. These agreements are called service level agreements (SLAs). Government in turn reimburses the CHAM health care facilities for the health services that they provide. The agreements started in 2006 with 28 out of 166 CHAM health care facilities and increased to 68 in 2010. The aim of the exemption policy is to guarantee universal access to a basic package of health care services. Although the agreements were designed to cover every health service in the basic health care package, only maternal and neonatal health services are included due to limited resources. The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate the impact of the health care financing change on health care utilisation and health. The specific objectives were as follows: first, to examine whether health care facility visits for maternal health care changed due to user fee exemption; second, to evaluate whether user fee exemption affected the choice of the health care provider where women living in the catchment areas of CHAM health care facilities with user fee exemption sought maternal health care; third, to analyse the effect of user fee exemption on birth weight and; fourth, to explore and apply novel methods in the evaluation of user fee exemption. The gradual uptake of service level agreements by CHAM health care facilities provided a natural experiment with treated and control health care facilities. An additional control group comprised of other demographic groups apart from pregnant women and neonates at CHAM health care facilities with service level agreements. In household survey data, individuals were assigned to treatment and control groups based on their proximity to either a CHAM health care facility with SLA or a CHAM health care facility without SLA. This proffered the unique opportunity to estimate the effect of a single treatment on multiple outcomes. The difference-in-differences (DiD) approach was used to obtain causal effects of user fee exemption. It was implemented in the context of fixed effects, switching regression and multinomial logit models across different chapters. Health care facility level panel data for utmost 146 health care facilities for a maximum of 8 years, 2003-2010, were used. The data were obtained from the Malawi health management xiii information system (HMIS). Linked survey data were also used. Malawi demographic and survey data for 2004 and 2010 were linked to health care facility data and then merged. Analyses that utilised health care facility data showed that user fee exemption had led to increases in first antenatal care visits in the first trimester, first antenatal care visits in any trimester, average antenatal care visits and deliveries at CHAM health care facilities with SLAs. Results from survey data showed that the probability of using a CHAM health care facility with user fee exemption for antenatal care increased, the probability of using home antenatal care declined and the probability of not using antenatal care also declined due to user fee exemption. The probability of delivering at a CHAM health care facility with SLA also increased while the probability of delivering at home declined. User fee exemption did not affect the choice of where to go for postpartum care. Results of the effect of user fee exemption on birth weight were not reported because of potential endogeneity bias arising from lack of instrumental variables for antenatal care. The key policy messages from this thesis are that the user fee exemption policy is an important intervention for increasing the utilisation of maternal health care and needs to be extended to as many CHAM health care facilities as necessary. User fee exemption is not enough, however. Other factors such as education of the woman and her husband/partner, wealth status and cultural factors are also important. This thesis has contributed to the body of knowledge in the following ways. First, it has generated evidence on the impact of user fee exemption on maternal health care utilisation and birth weight in Malawi. Second, with respect to maternal health care utilisation, the thesis has looked at variables that capture the whole maternal health care process from early pregnancy to postpartum care and in a policy relevant way. Third, the thesis has evaluated the effect of user fee exemption on a variable that have not been looked at before, first antenatal care visits in the first trimester. Fourth, the thesis has examined the effect of a single treatment on multiple outcomes in a methodologically unique way. Treatment effects, which were the changes in the probabilities of using different alternatives summed up to zero, thus showing where any increase in the probability of using the outcome of interest came from. Fifth, this thesis is first to use disequilibrium theory of demand and supply in health economics. Application of this theory entailed using switching regression models with unknown sample separation, a seldom used estimation method in health economics. This was an important contribution to the methods xiv of analysing aggregate health care utilisation. Sixth, the STATA program that was written for the estimation of the disequilibrium models was itself a very important contribution to the methods for estimating aggregate supply and demand.
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Tsawe, Mluleki. "Utilization of health care services and maternal education in South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4358.

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The importance of maternal health care services cannot be stressed enough. Maternal health services are important in reducing pregnancy-related complications as well as maternal and infant deaths. This study was concerned with investigating the relationship between maternal education and maternal health care utilization. Furthermore, the study aimed to investigate the rates of maternal health care use, the reasons for non-use of maternal health services, as well as the determinants of maternal health care use. Primary data was used from selected areas (Tsolo, Qumbu and Mqanduli), which fall within the O.R. Tambo district in the Eastern Cape Province. Simple random sampling was used (with a structured questionnaire) to study maternal health care use among the sampled women. To analyse this data, univariate, bivariate, and multivariate techniques were employed. The results indicated that maternal education was not statistically significant with antenatal and postnatal services, but the percentages were important in explaining the use of maternal health care services in relation to maternal education. Women with higher levels of education reported higher rates of antenatal and delivery care utilization, while those with lower levels of education reported higher rates of postnatal care use. Access factors, such as transport, payment and distance to health facilities, also played an important role in the use of maternal health care services. It was recommended that the Department of Health implement mobile clinics and centralize health care facilities as this will bring essential health services closer to the communities. Women in the study area also need to be educated about the importance of these services, more particularly pertaining to postnatal care.
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Books on the topic "Maternal health services – Swaziland"

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Rutabanzibwa-Ngaiza, Jean. Participation of women in primary health care in Swaziland. Washington, D.C: International Center for Research on Women, 1990.

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Rutabanzibwa-Ngaiza, Jean. Participation of women in primary health care in Swaziland. Washington, D.C: International Center for Research on Women, 1990.

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Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and UNICEF Programme of Cooperation. Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and UNICEF: Programme of Cooperation : 1996-2000. Mbabane: The Programme, 1994.

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Rutabanzibwa-Ngaiza, Jean. Participation of women in primary health care in Swaziland: A case study from Shiselweni region : a report of a study. [London]: Evaluation and Planning Centre for Health Care, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1989.

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Maternal and child health. 3rd ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013.

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Feifer, Chris Naschak. Maternal health in Jamaica: Health needs, services, and utilization. Washington, DC: Population and Human Resources Dept. and Technical Dept., Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Office, The World Bank, 1990.

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Heisler, Marjean. Montana: Maternal and child health needs assessment. [Helena, Mont]: Family and Community Health Bureau, Health Policy and Services Division, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, 2000.

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Govindasamy, Pavalavalli. Maternal education and the utilization of maternal and child health services in India. Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences, 1997.

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Service, Ghana Statistical, Ghana Health Service, and Macro International, eds. Ghana maternal health survey 2007. Accra, Ghana: Ghana Statistical Service, 2009.

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Maternal-child home health aide training manual. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Maternal health services – Swaziland"

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Morewitz, Stephen J. "Counseling, Medical, and Shelter Services." In Domestic Violence and Maternal and Child Health, 139–49. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48530-5_9.

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Dynes, Michelle M., Laura Miller, Tamba Sam, Mohamad Alex Vandi, Barbara Tomczyk, and John T. Redd. "The Services and Sacrifices of the Ebola Epidemic’s Frontline Healthcare Workers in Kenema District, Sierra Leone." In Global Maternal and Child Health, 313–28. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97637-2_21.

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Meneses-Navarro, Sergio, David Meléndez-Navarro, and Alejandro Meza-Palmeros. "Contraceptive Counseling and Family Planning Services in the Chiapas Highlands: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Access for the Indigenous Population." In Global Maternal and Child Health, 271–300. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71538-4_14.

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Colom, Alejandra, and Marcela Colom. "Poverty, Local Perceptions, and Access to Services: Understanding Obstetric Choices for Rural and Indigenous Women in Guatemala in the Twenty-First Century." In Global Maternal and Child Health, 617–33. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71538-4_32.

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Navarro, Sergio Meneses, Blanca Pelcastre Villafuerte, and Marisol Vega Macedo. "Maternal Mortality and the Coverage, Availability of Resources, and Access to Women’s Health Services in Three Indigenous Regions of Mexico: Guerrero Mountains, Tarahumara Sierra, and Nayar." In Global Maternal and Child Health, 169–88. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71538-4_9.

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Necochea, Edgar, Maria da Luz Vaz, Ernestina David, and Jim Ricca. "Applying a Standards-Based Approach to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Improve Maternal and Neonatal Services in Mozambique." In Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 131–50. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43112-9_9.

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Rai, Bina. "Pattern and Utilisation of Maternal and Child Health Services in Nepal." In Population Dynamics in Contemporary South Asia, 87–110. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1668-9_4.

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Kar, Anita, Prajkta Bhide, and Pooja Gund. "Preventing Congenital Anomalies Through Existing Maternal and Child Health Services in India." In Birth Defects in India, 211–34. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1554-2_9.

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Taruscio, Domenica, Francesca Baldi, Pietro Carbone, Amanda J. Neville, Giovanni Rezza, Caterina Rizzo, and Alberto Mantovani. "Primary Prevention of Congenital Anomalies: Special Focus on Environmental Chemicals and other Toxicants, Maternal Health and Health Services and Infectious Diseases." In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 301–22. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67144-4_18.

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Sidze, Estelle M., Martin K. Mutua, and Hermann P. Donfouet. "Towards Achieving Equity in Utilisation of Maternal Health Services in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Priority Countries." In Women and Sustainable Human Development, 111–24. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2_7.

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Conference papers on the topic "Maternal health services – Swaziland"

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Awotwi, Johanna E. "ICT-enabled delivery of maternal health services." In the 6th International Conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2463728.2463798.

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Mahapatro, Meerambika. "Barriers to Utilisation of Maternal HealthUtilisation of Maternal HealthUtilisation of Maternal HealthUtilisation of Maternal HealthUtilisation of Maternal HealthUtilisation of Maternal HealthUtilisation of Maternal Health Services among Rural Women in Orissa A Qualitative assessment." In 2nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference (GHC 2013). Global Science and Technology Forum Pte Ltd, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5176/2251-3833_ghc13.55.

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Octavia, Eva Nur, and Pandu Riono. "Effectivity of National Health Insurance on Maternal Health in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.03.

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ABSTRACT Background: Improving maternal health services is one of the main objectives in reducing maternal mortality. The national health insurance system is one of the efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which aims to ensure that people can access health services without financial difficulties as stated in the third point of SDGs 2030. This system ensures that women are able to access quality maternal health services. This study aimed to review the effectiveness of national health insurance implementation on maternal health service in developing countries, systematically. Subjects and Method: This was a systematic review conducted by searching for articles through three databases, namely Cinahl, Medline, and JSTOR. The search was carried out using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Study Design (PICO-S method). In the identification stage, it was found 251 articles and 8 articles were selected to meet the criteria for this study. Results: The national health insurance system was an effort to ensure that women of reproductive age were able to access quality maternal health services. However, there were still gaps in the utilization of health services which are influenced by factors of education, economic status, and geographic area. Conclusion: The implementation of the national health insurance system has an impact on increasing the utilization of maternal health services, especially in developing countries. Keywords: national health insurance, women of reproductive age, maternal health services, developing country Correspondence: Eva Nur Octavia. Postgraduate of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. Jl. Margonda Raya, Pondok Cina, Beji, Depok 16424, East Java. Email: evanuroctavia@gmail.com. Mobile: +62 87759656772 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.03
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Himanshu, M., Anil Kumar, BG Chandrashekarappa, Praveen Kumar, M. Suresh, and DT Uma. "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MATERNAL DEATHS DUE TO DIRECT OBSTETRIC CAUSES OVER FIVE-YEAR PERIOD IN KARNATAKA: AN EQUITY FOCUSED EVALUATION." In EPHP 2016, Bangalore, 8–9 July 2016, Third national conference on bringing Evidence into Public Health Policy Equitable India: All for Health and Wellbeing. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-ephpabstracts.1.

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Dehury, Ranjit Kumar. "MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY OF BALASORE DISTRICT, ODISHA: CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS." In EPHP 2016, Bangalore, 8–9 July 2016, Third national conference on bringing Evidence into Public Health Policy Equitable India: All for Health and Wellbeing. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-ephpabstracts.3.

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Yovitha, Yuliejantiningsih, Rakhmawati Dini, and Maulia Desi. "Preventing Child Sexual Abuse for Early Childhood Trough Maternal and Child Health Services Empowerment." In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Education and Social Science Research (ICESRE 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icesre-18.2019.29.

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Jelita, Angel, Ermi Girsang, and Sri Lestari R. Nasution. "Forecasting Maternal Satisfaction with the Quality of Pregnancy and Childbirth Services using the ANFIS Method." In International Conference on Health Informatics, Medical, Biological Engineering, and Pharmaceutical. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010291401330140.

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Hallad, Jyoti S., Javeed A. Golandaj, Arin Kar, J. Krishanamurthy, BM Ramesh, RV Deshpande, and BI Pundappanavar. "INEQUITIES IN COVERAGE OF SOCIALLY DEPRIVED WOMEN FOR MATERNAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN RURAL NORTH KARNATAKA." In EPHP 2016, Bangalore, 8–9 July 2016, Third national conference on bringing Evidence into Public Health Policy Equitable India: All for Health and Wellbeing. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-ephpabstracts.2.

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Windarti, Yunik, and Rizki Amalia. "Maternal and Child Health Handbook as Health Promotion Tool for Postpartum and Breastfeeding Mothers: A Systematic Review." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.03.70.

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ABSTRACT Background: The maternal and child health handbook is a tool used by all postpartum and breastfeeding mothers up to the child aged five years. In Indonesia, the maternal and child health services recorded separately in sheets/ cards with a high probability of being lost and scattered were integrated into a home-based record handbook in 1994. This study aimed to investigate the evidence of maternal and child health handbook as health promotion tool for postpartum and breastfeeding mothers. Subjects and Method: A systematic review was conducted by searching from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Ichushi-Web. The keywords were maternal and child health handbook and health promotion. The related articles published between 1990 to 2020 were collected for this review. Twenty-eight articles were eligible for this review. The data were reported systematically. Results: A total of 28 articles, consisting 3 review articles, 17 primary studies, 2 reports, 2 letters, 1 research note, and 3 proceedings, discussed the benefits of maternal and child health handbooks as a health promotion tool for postpartum and breastfeeding mothers. Conclusion: Maternal and child health handbook is a good health promotion tool for postpartum and breastfeeding mothers. Keywords: maternal and child health handbook, health promotion, postpartum, breastfeeding, mothers Correspondence: Rizki Amalia. Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya. Jl. SMEA No 57 Wonokromo, Surabaya, East Java. Email: amalia24@unusa.ac.id. Mobile: +6285655581002. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.03.70
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Pei Lyu, Manman Peng, Yongqiang Lyu, Yu Chen, and Jijiang Yang. "A multi-communication-fusion based mobile monitoring system for maternal and fetal information." In 2013 IEEE 15th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom 2013). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/healthcom.2013.6720739.

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Reports on the topic "Maternal health services – Swaziland"

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Abdel-Tawab, Nahla, and Maha El-Rabbat. Maternal and neonatal health services in Sudan: Results of a situation analysis. Population Council, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh1.1006.

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Abuya, Timothy, Mardieh Dennis, Dennis Matanda, Francis Obare, and Ben Bellows. Impacts of removing user fees for maternal health services on universal health coverage in Kenya. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), December 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.23846/pw3ie91.

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Santhya, K. G., and Santhya Jejeebhoy. Providing maternal and newborn health services: Experiences of auxiliary nurse midwives in Rajasthan. Population Council, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/pgy2.1062.

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Talukder, Md, Ubaidur Rob, Laila Rahman, Ismat Hena, and A. K. M. Zafar Khan. A P4P model for increased utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh. Population Council, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh11.1030.

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Abdel-Tawab, Nahla, Sarah Loza, and Amal Zaki. Helping Egyptian women achieve optimal birth spacing intervals through fostering linkages between family planning and maternal/child health services. Population Council, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh4.1136.

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Talukder, Md, Ubaidur Rob, Ismat Hena, Farhana Akter, Mohammad Rahman, and Md Julkarnayeen. Workshop report: Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach and increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh. Population Council, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh12.1007.

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Ainul, Sigma, Md Hossain, Md Hossain, Md Bhuiyan, Sharif Hossain, Ubaidur Rob, and Ashish Bajracharya. Trends in maternal health services in Bangladesh before, during and after COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from national routine service data. Population Council, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh14.1037.

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Rahman, Laila, Dipak Shil, Md Rashid, Ismat Hena, Md Talukder, Farhana Akter, Anup Dey, et al. Manual on financial mechanism for the health facilities: Introducing pay-for-performance approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh. Population Council, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh12.1001.

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Talukder, Md, Ubaidur Rob, Laila Rahman, Ismat Hena, Farhana Akter, Mohammad Rahman, Md Julkarnayeen, Md Akteruzzaman, Md Rana, and Ripa Ali. Facility assessment report: Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh. Population Council, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh12.1004.

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Rahman, Laila, Ubaidur Rob, Riad Mahmud, Azizul Alim, Ismat Hena, Md Talukder, and Md Rahman. A pay-for-performance innovation integrating the quantity and quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh. Population Council, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh3.1029.

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