Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence
Objective The aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise studies that reported on the contribution of women’s development army (WDA) to maternal and child health development.Setting Studies conducted in Ethiopia 2010 onwards and published in English were considered.Data sources Evid...
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| description | Objective The aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise studies that reported on the contribution of women’s development army (WDA) to maternal and child health development.Setting Studies conducted in Ethiopia 2010 onwards and published in English were considered.Data sources Evidence were searched in MEDLINE, CINAHL and EBSCOhost from 25 March to 10 April 2018.Eligibility criteria Both quantitative and qualitative studies assessing the contribution of WDA to maternal and child health were considered.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers have extracted data using pre-planned data extraction tool separately for each study design. Findings were synthesised using tables and narrative summary.Outcome Maternal and child health services; maternal and child mortality.Results Nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were used for synthesis. The results revealed that participation and membership in women’s development teams (WDTs) have a positive effect on minimising maternal death and improving child immunisation service use. Skilled delivery and antenatal care service use were higher in WDTs located within a radius of 2 km from health facilities. Women’s development teams were also the main sources of information for mothers to prepare themselves for birth and related complications. Moreover, well-established groups have strengthened the linkage of the health facility to the community so that delays in maternal health service use were minimised; health extension workers could effectively refer women to a health facility for birth and utilisation of skilled birth service was improved.Conclusion Voluntary health service intervention in Ethiopia has improved maternal and child health services’ outcome. A decrease in maternal deaths, increase in antenatal and delivery service use and improved child immunisation service uptake are attributable to this intervention. The linkage between community members and the primary healthcare system served as an effective and efficient mechanism to share information. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b8989ad58a046da93d482a7d5ab37f02025-02-01T16:25:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-05-019510.1136/bmjopen-2018-025937Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidenceKiddus Yitbarek0Gelila Abraham1Sudhakar Morankar2Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia1 Department of Health Policy and Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia2 Department of Health Behaviors and Society, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaObjective The aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise studies that reported on the contribution of women’s development army (WDA) to maternal and child health development.Setting Studies conducted in Ethiopia 2010 onwards and published in English were considered.Data sources Evidence were searched in MEDLINE, CINAHL and EBSCOhost from 25 March to 10 April 2018.Eligibility criteria Both quantitative and qualitative studies assessing the contribution of WDA to maternal and child health were considered.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers have extracted data using pre-planned data extraction tool separately for each study design. Findings were synthesised using tables and narrative summary.Outcome Maternal and child health services; maternal and child mortality.Results Nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were used for synthesis. The results revealed that participation and membership in women’s development teams (WDTs) have a positive effect on minimising maternal death and improving child immunisation service use. Skilled delivery and antenatal care service use were higher in WDTs located within a radius of 2 km from health facilities. Women’s development teams were also the main sources of information for mothers to prepare themselves for birth and related complications. Moreover, well-established groups have strengthened the linkage of the health facility to the community so that delays in maternal health service use were minimised; health extension workers could effectively refer women to a health facility for birth and utilisation of skilled birth service was improved.Conclusion Voluntary health service intervention in Ethiopia has improved maternal and child health services’ outcome. A decrease in maternal deaths, increase in antenatal and delivery service use and improved child immunisation service uptake are attributable to this intervention. The linkage between community members and the primary healthcare system served as an effective and efficient mechanism to share information.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/5/e025937.full |
| spellingShingle | Kiddus Yitbarek Gelila Abraham Sudhakar Morankar Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence BMJ Open |
| title | Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence |
| title_full | Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence |
| title_short | Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence |
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