Mobile Technology Strengthens Behavior Change Communication and Referrals by Community Health Workers for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Rural Afghanistan
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In war-torn Afghanistan, rates of maternal mortality (460 per 100,000 live births) and neonatal mortality (25 per 1,000 live births) are among the highest in the world, according to the World Health Organization and to Demographic and Health Surveys. Women have limited access to maternal and newborn care services, linked to geographic barriers, security problems, and cultural concerns about women leaving the home without a male companion and women receiving care from male health workers. Despite investments to improve quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities, women commonly deliver at home and fail to access health care, even when faced with danger signs.
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Mobile Technology Strengthens Behavior Change Communication and Referrals by Community Health Workers for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Rural Afghanistan
In war-torn Afghanistan, rates of maternal mortality (460 per 100,000 live births) and neonatal mortality (25 per 1,000 live births) are among the highest in the world, according to the World Health Organization and to Demographic and Health Surveys. Women have limited access to maternal and newborn care services, linked to geographic barriers, security problems, and cultural concerns about wom...
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