Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?

In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved training Community Health Officers (...

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Main Authors:	Sakeah, Evelyn, McCloskey, Lois, Bernstein, Judith, Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo, Mills, Samuel, Doctor, Henry V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	BioMed Central 2015
Subjects:	skilled birth attendance community participation community health workers community-based service delivery
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23149

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spelling	okr-10986-231492021-04-23T14:04:13Z Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana? Sakeah, Evelyn McCloskey, Lois Bernstein, Judith Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo Mills, Samuel Doctor, Henry V. skilled birth attendance community participation community health workers community-based service delivery In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved training Community Health Officers (CHOs) as midwives to address the gap in skilled attendance in rural Upper East Region (UER). CHO-midwives collaborated with community members to provide skilled delivery services in rural areas. This paper presents findings from a study designed to assess the extent to which community residents and leaders participated in the skilled delivery program and the specific roles they played in its implementation and effectiveness. 2015-11-30T17:22:14Z 2015-11-30T17:22:14Z 2014-08-11 Journal Article BMC Health Services Research http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23149 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank BioMed Central Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Ghana
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spellingShingle	skilled birth attendance community participation community health workers community-based service delivery Sakeah, Evelyn McCloskey, Lois Bernstein, Judith Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo Mills, Samuel Doctor, Henry V. Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?
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description	In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved training Community Health Officers (CHOs) as midwives to address the gap in skilled attendance in rural Upper East Region (UER). CHO-midwives collaborated with community members to provide skilled delivery services in rural areas. This paper presents findings from a study designed to assess the extent to which community residents and leaders participated in the skilled delivery program and the specific roles they played in its implementation and effectiveness.
format	Journal Article
author	Sakeah, Evelyn McCloskey, Lois Bernstein, Judith Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo Mills, Samuel Doctor, Henry V.
author_facet	Sakeah, Evelyn McCloskey, Lois Bernstein, Judith Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo Mills, Samuel Doctor, Henry V.
author_sort	Sakeah, Evelyn
title	Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?
title_short	Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?
title_full	Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?
title_fullStr	Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?
title_full_unstemmed	Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?
title_sort	is there any role for community involvement in the community-based health planning and services skilled delivery program in rural ghana?
publisher	BioMed Central
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Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?

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