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Contribution of women's development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence.
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- Worldwide Wellness of Mothers and Babies (WWOMB): program overview and lessons learned from Ethiopia.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of behavioural change communication through women development army on optimal complementary feeding practice among children aged 6-23 months in Southwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Nutrition journal · 2025Trial
- Effect of nutrition counseling on nutritional status and gestational weight gain of pregnant adolescents in West Arsi, Central Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
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- Women's satisfaction with health extension services and its associated factors in Hawassa City, Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Looking into opportunities for maternity continuum of care improvement within the primary health care system in Northwest Ethiopia: primary health care-oriented research.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Trends and contributors of complete continuum of maternal healthcare service utilization in Ethiopia: a multivariate decomposition analyses.Reproductive health · 2025Article
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- What we know and don't know about the antenatal care service utilization in Ethiopia: A scoping review of the literature.PloS one · 2025Article
- Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour for Obstetric Complications in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Mixed-Effect Analysis.Health services insights · 2025Article
- Effect of nutrition behavior change communication on nutrition knowledge and dietary practices of pregnant adolescents in West Arsi, Central Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- An audit of completeness of Road to Health Booklet at a community health centre in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Awareness on obstetric fistula and associated factors among women health development army, in the South Gondar zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Sustaining women's empowerment for development in resource-limited settings: an exploratory qualitative approach.Frontiers in health services · 2024Article
- Challenges of maternity continuum of care within the primary health care in northwest Ethiopia: interpretive description using a socio-ecological model.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise studies that reported on the contribution of women's development army (WDA) to maternal and child health development.
settingStudies conducted in Ethiopia 2010 onwards and published in English were considered. DATA SOURCES: Evidence were searched in MEDLINE, CINAHL and EBSCOhost from 25 March to 10 April 2018. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Both quantitative and qualitative studies assessing the contribution of WDA to maternal and child health were considered. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Two independent reviewers have extracted data using pre-planned data extraction tool separately for each study design. Findings were synthesised using tables and narrative summary. OUTCOME: Maternal and child health services; maternal and child mortality.
resultsNine studies met the inclusion criteria and were used for synthesis. The results revealed that participation and membership in women's development teams (WDTs) have a positive effect on minimising maternal death and improving child immunisation service use. Skilled delivery and antenatal care service use were higher in WDTs located within a radius of 2 km from health facilities. Women's development teams were also the main sources of information for mothers to prepare themselves for birth and related complications. Moreover, well-established groups have strengthened the linkage of the health facility to the community so that delays in maternal health service use were minimised; health extension workers could effectively refer women to a health facility for birth and utilisation of skilled birth service was improved.
conclusionVoluntary health service intervention in Ethiopia has improved maternal and child health services' outcome. A decrease in maternal deaths, increase in antenatal and delivery service use and improved child immunisation service uptake are attributable to this intervention. The linkage between community members and the primary healthcare system served as an effective and efficient mechanism to share information.
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