Factors influencing deliveries at health facilities in a rural Maasai Community in Magadi sub-County, Kenya

In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi sub-county, the “Boma” model was launched to promote health facility delivery by establishing community health units and training community health volunteers (CHVs) and traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as safe motherhood promoters. As a result, health facility delivery increased from 14% to 24%, still considerably below the national average (61%). We therefore conducted this study to determine factors influencing health facility delivery and describe barriers and motivators to the same.

Sarah Karanja, Richard Gichuki, Patrick Igunza, Samuel Muhula, Peter Ofware, Josephine Lesiamon, Lepantas Leshore, Lenny Bazira Kyomuhangi-Igbodipe, Josephat Nyagero, Nancy Binkin and David Ojakaa. Factors influencing deliveries at health facilities in a rural Maasai community in Magadi sub-County, Kenya. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (January 3, 2018) 18:5 https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-017-1632-x

Amref Health Africa

Amref Health Africa teams up with African communities to create lasting health change.