Research Papers – Page 19 – Amref Health Africa

The role of gender inequities in women’s access to reproductive health services: a population-level study of Simiyu Region Tanzania This study by Amref Health Africa, supported by Global Affairs Canada, explored how gender dynamics affect women’s access to reproductive health services in Tanzania’s Simiyu Region. Through a Gender Needs Assessment conducted in five districts, the study identified gender inequality—manifested… Read More
Determinants of Focused Antenatal Care Utilization Among Women in Simiyu Region Tanzania This study aimed to identify factors influencing the utilization of focused antenatal care (ANC) visits among women in Tanzania’s Simiyu Region, where coverage of the recommended four or more ANC visits remains low. Using a cross-sectional design, data from 785… Read More
Undernutrition of orphans and vulnerable children: A comparison of cash transfer beneficiaries and non beneficiaries in Korogocho Slums, Nairobi his study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition among children in Korogocho, Nairobi, comparing beneficiaries of the Kenya Cash Transfer Program to non-beneficiaries. Using a cross-sectional design, 336 children. Significant associations were found between undernutrition and factors such… Read More
Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance.In this paper we present a number of strategies to address these problems based on the outcomes from a literature review… Read More
Challenges in controlling the Ebola outbreak in two prefectures in Guinea: why did communities continue to resist? The Ebola outbreak emerged in a remote corner of Guinea in December 2013, and spread into Liberia and Sierra Leone in the context of weak health systems. In this paper, we report on the main challenges faced by frontline health… Read More
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of traditional birth attendants in pastoralist communities of Laikipia and Samburu counties, Kenya In rural Kenya, semi-nomadic pastoralist communities are underserved by the formal health system, experience high maternal and neonatal mortality, and rely primarily on TBAs for delivery care, despite Government proscription of TBA-assisted births. This study examined the knowledge, attitude and… Read More
Community Health Workers: An Underappreciated Asset to Tackle NCD Global Heart (formerly CVD Prevention and Control) Low- and middle-income countries are increasingly facing a double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), compounded by undernutrition, overnutrition, urbanization, and strained health systems. A major challenge is the lack of a skilled health workforce equipped to manage chronic… Read More
Assessing mobile phone access and perceptions for texting-based mHealth interventions among expectant mothers and child caregivers in remote regions of northern Kenya Despite challenges in remote areas of northern Kenya, most pregnant women and caregivers attending maternal and child health clinics have access to mobile phones and are receptive to receiving weekly SMS messages from healthcare providers. A survey across eight facilities… Read More

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