Communities and service providers address access to perinatal care in postconflict Northern Uganda : socialising evidence for participatory action

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2021

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BMJ

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Participatory service improvement is feasible and acceptable in post-conflict settings like Northern Uganda. The study engaged stakeholder participants who identified obstructions to accessing perinatal care: lack of savings for childbirth costs in facility-based delivery, lack of male partner support, and poor service provider attitudes. The civil war in Northern Uganda (1986– 2006) displaced more than 90% of the population of that region. Northern Uganda has among the highest global maternal mortality rates (610 per 100,000 live births). Engaging communities in identifying perinatal service delivery issues can generate community-led solutions and increases trust between community members and service providers.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES, CIVIL WAR, MATERNAL MORTALITY, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, PERINATAL CARE, PARTICIPATORY APPROACH, LOCAL LEVEL, UGANDA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60576

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)