ArticleConflict and health2011
Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea III: maternal health.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions to Improve the Reproductive Health of Undocumented Female Migrants and Refugees in Protracted Situations: A Systematic Review.Global health, science and practice · 2022Pooled it
- Training and deployment of lay refugee/internally displaced persons to provide basic health services in camps: a systematic review.Global health action · 2014Pooled it
- Mother, child and adolescent health outcomes in two long-term refugee camp settings at the Thai-Myanmar border 2000-2018: a retrospective analysis.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- Localising Public Health: Refugee-led organisations as first and last responders in COVID-19.World development · 2021Article
- Vaccine-preventable diseases in humanitarian emergencies among refugee and internally-displaced populations.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2015Review
- Evaluations of reproductive health programs in humanitarian settings: a systematic review.Conflict and health · 2015Article
- Symptoms associated with pregnancy complications along the Thai-Burma border: the role of conflict violence and intimate partner violence.Maternal and child health journal · 2014Article
- Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea IV: Peer education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices.Conflict and health · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundMaternal mortality can be particularly high in conflict and chronic emergency settings, partly due to inaccessible maternal care. This paper examines associations of refugee-led health education, formal education, age, and parity on maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices among reproductive-age women in refugee camps in Guinea.
methodsData comes from a 1999 cross-sectional survey of 444 female refugees in 23 camps. Associations of reported maternal health outcomes with exposure to health education (exposed versus unexposed), formal education (none versus some), age (adolescent versus adult), or parity (nulliparous, parous, grand multiparous), were analysed using logistic regression.
resultsNo significant differences were found in maternal knowledge or attitudes. Virtually all respondents said pregnant women should attend antenatal care and knew the importance of tetanus vaccination. Most recognised abdominal pain (75%) and headaches (24%) as maternal danger signs and recommended facility attendance for danger signs. Most had last delivered at a facility (67%), mainly for safety reasons (99%). Higher odds of facility delivery were found for those exposed to RHG health education (adjusted odds ratio 2.03, 95%CI 1.23-3.01), formally educated (adjusted OR 1.93, 95%CI 1.05-3.92), or grand multipara (adjusted OR 2.13, 95%CI 1.21-3.75). Main reasons for delivering at home were distance to a facility (94%) and privacy (55%).
conclusionsRefugee-led maternal health education appeared to increase facility delivery for these refugee women. Improved knowledge of danger signs and the importance of skilled birth attendance, while vital, may be less important in chronic emergency settings than improving facility access where quality of care is acceptable.
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