Citation
Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa; Yebadokpo, André S.; Affo, Jean; & Agbogbe, Marthe (2015). Use of Job Aids to Improve Facility-Based Postnatal Counseling and Care in Rural Benin. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19(3), 557-565.Abstract
This study examined the effect of a job aids-focused intervention on quality of facility-based postnatal counseling, and whether increased communication improved in-hospital newborn care and maternal knowledge of home practices and danger signs requiring urgent care. Ensuring mothers and newborns receive essential postnatal services, including health counseling, is integral to their survival. Yet, quality of clinic-based postnatal services is often low, and evidence on effective improvement strategies is scarce. Using a pre-post randomized design, data were drawn from direct observations and interviews with 411 mother-newborn pairs. Multi-level regression models with difference-in-differences analyses estimated the intervention's relative effect, adjusting for changes in the comparison arm. The mean percent of recommended messages provided to recently-delivered women significantly improved in the intervention arm as compared to the control (difference-in-differences [URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-014-1537-5Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2015Journal Title
Maternal and Child Health JournalAuthor(s)
Jennings Mayo-Wilson, LarissaYebadokpo, André S.
Affo, Jean
Agbogbe, Marthe