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�鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Service Delivery Point Technical Report, 2021

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:12:30 +0000

�鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Service Delivery Point Technical Report, 2021 laura.wells@jh… Wed, 02/28/2024 - 10:12

This report summarizes cross-sectional data collected from service delivery points that participated in the 2021 �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia survey, summarizing their readiness to provide reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) services.

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Ethiopia Maternal & Newborn Health Technical Report

�鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Second Cohort Six-Week Postpartum Maternal and Newborn Health Technical Report, 2021-2023 Cohort

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:44:42 +0000

�鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Second Cohort Six-Week Postpartum Maternal and Newborn Health Technical Report, 2021-2023 Cohort laura.wells@jh… Tue, 02/20/2024 - 08:44

To fill the data gap in priority maternal and newborn health (MNH) indicators in Ethiopia and assess factors associated with the initiation and continuation of care, �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia implemented a longitudinal survey that enrolled and followed pregnant women at six-weeks, six-months, and one-year postpartum.

This report summarizes key findings from the six-week postpartum survey. During the six-week postpartum interview, resident enumerators collected information on essential MNH services, including receipt, timing, and specific components of antenatal care (ANC), delivery care, and immediate postnatal and neonatal services.

Data collection for the six-week postpartum interview occurred between November 2021 and November 2022. Among 2,297 eligible women, 2,072 completed the interview.

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Ethiopia Maternal & Newborn Health Technical Report

�鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Cohort Two Baseline Maternal and Newborn Health Technical Report, 2021

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:00:06 +0000

�鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Cohort Two Baseline Maternal and Newborn Health Technical Report, 2021 laura.wells@jh… Mon, 02/05/2024 - 09:00

Conducted in four regions in Ethiopia, the �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia second cohort of the longitudinal survey (2021-2023), similar to the first cohort (2019-2021), enrolls pregnant women and follows them at six-weeks, six-months, and one-year postpartum. The goal of the panel survey is to monitor the use of essential MNH services and assess individual, partner, and community factors associated with service utilization. Each survey is tailored to the relevant period of women’s pregnancy and childbirth experiences, covering a range of priority RMNH indicators identified by the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
This report summarizes key findings from the baseline survey of �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia’s second cohort, referred to as �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia Cohort 2.

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Ethiopia Maternal & Newborn Health Technical Report

Achieving reductions in the unmet need for contraception with postpartum family planning counselling in Ethiopia, 2019–2020: a national longitudinal study

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:41:14 +0000

Achieving reductions in the unmet need for contraception with postpartum family planning counselling in Ethiopia, 2019–2020: a national longitudinal study laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 13:41

An unmet need for contraception is associated with unintended pregnancy and adverse maternal and childhood outcomes. Family planning counselling is linked with reduced unmet need for contraception. However, evidence is lacking in Ethiopia on the impact of integrated family planning counselling on the unmet need for
contraception. This study aimed to examine the association between family planning counselling and the unmet need for contraception in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Family Planning Journal Article

Investigating the relationship between growing season quality and childbearing goals

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:20:24 +0000

Investigating the relationship between growing season quality and childbearing goals laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 13:20

Agricultural production and household food security are hypothesized to play a critical role connecting climate change to downstream effects on women’s health, especially in communities dependent on rainfed agriculture. Seasonal variability in agriculture strains food and income resources and makes it a challenging time for households to manage a pregnancy or afford a new child. Yet, there are few direct assessments of the role locally varying agricultural quality plays on women’s health, especially reproductive health. In this paper we build on and integrate ideas from past studies focused on climate change and growing season quality in low-income countries with those on reproductive health to examine how variation in local seasonal agricultural quality relates to childbearing goals and family planning use in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Uganda. We use rich, spatially referenced data from the �鶹��Ƶ individual surveys with detailed information on childbearing preferences and family planning decisions.

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Burkina Faso Kenya Uganda Family Planning Journal Article

Determinants of COVID-19 knowledge and self-action among African women: Evidence from Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:09:15 +0000

Determinants of COVID-19 knowledge and self-action among African women: Evidence from Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 13:09

Knowledge of infectious diseases and self-action are vital to disease control and prevention. Yet, little is known about the factors associated with knowledge of and self-action to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study accomplishes two objectives. Firstly, we examine the determinants of COVID-19 knowledge and preventive knowledge among women in four sub-Saharan African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burkina Faso). Secondly, we explore the factors associated with self-action to prevent COVID-19 infections among these women. Data for the study are from the Performance for Monitoring Action COVID-19 Survey, conducted in June and July 2020 among women aged 15–49.

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Democratic Republic of Congo Burkina Faso Kenya Nigeria COVID-19 Journal Article

Spatial Analysis of Modern Contraceptive use among women who need it in Ethiopia: Using georeferenced data from Performance Monitoring for Action

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:09:12 +0000

Spatial Analysis of Modern Contraceptive use among women who need it in Ethiopia: Using georeferenced data from Performance Monitoring for Action laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 10:09

One of the main challenges to achieving maternal and neonatal health-related goals in developing countries is high fertility, resulting, in part, from lower family planning coverage. In Ethiopia, the coverage of modern contraceptive use among all women under reproductive age is below 40%. To inform program efforts to effectively meet contraceptive needs, it is essential to identify factors associated with the uptake of contraception and design geographically targeted intervention mechanisms guided by up-to-date prevalence maps that show the geographic distribution of contraceptive use across different administrative areas in the country.

Our objectives were to explore the spatial distribution of modern contraceptive use and identify determinant factors that affect the uptake of modern contraception among women who need it.

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Ethiopia Maternal & Newborn Health

Assessing trends and reasons for unsuccessful implant discontinuation in Burkina Faso and Kenya between 2016 and 2020: a cross-sectional study

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:01:29 +0000

Assessing trends and reasons for unsuccessful implant discontinuation in Burkina Faso and Kenya between 2016 and 2020: a cross-sectional study laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 10:01

Contraceptive implant use has grown considerably in the last decade, particularly among women in Burkina Faso and Kenya, where implant use is among the highest globally. We aim to quantify the proportion of current implant users who have unsuccessfully attempted implant removal in Burkina Faso and Kenya and document reasons for and location of unsuccessful removal.

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Burkina Faso Kenya Family Planning Journal Article

Home-based optimal newborn care practice and associated factors among mothers in Ethiopia: a community-based longitudinal panel survey

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:57:39 +0000

Home-based optimal newborn care practice and associated factors among mothers in Ethiopia: a community-based longitudinal panel survey laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:57

The objective of this study was to determine the level of home-based optimal newborn care practice and associated factors among mothers in Ethiopia using a community-based longitudinal panel survey design.

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Ethiopia Maternal & Newborn Health Journal Article

Exploring Multiple Measures of Pregnancy Preferences and Their Relationship with Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake Using Longitudinal Data from �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia

laura.wells@jhpiego.org — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:48:58 +0000

Exploring Multiple Measures of Pregnancy Preferences and Their Relationship with Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake Using Longitudinal Data from �鶹��Ƶ Ethiopia laura.wells@jh… Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:48

There are significant gaps in our understanding of how the experience of an unintended pregnancy affects subsequent contraceptive behavior. Our objective was to explore how three measures of pregnancy preferences—measuring timing-based intentions, emotional orientation, and planning status—were related to the uptake of postpartum family planning within one year after birth. Additionally, we tested whether the relationship between each measure and postpartum family planning uptake differs by parity, a key determinant of fertility preference. Adjusted hazards regression results show that the timing-based measure, specifically having a mistimed pregnancy, and the emotional response measure, specifically being unhappy, were associated with contraceptive uptake in the extended postpartum period, while those related to pregnancy planning, as measured by an adapted London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy, were not.

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Ethiopia Family Planning Journal Article