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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020

A condom uterine balloon device among referral facilities in Dar Es Salaam: an assessment of perceptions, barriers and facilitators one year after implementation.

Oluwakemi Adegoke, Sandra Danso-Bamfo, Margaret Sheehy, Vincent Tarimo, Thomas F Burke, Lorraine F Garg

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Achieving Equitable Access to Obstetric Devices Through Innovation, Improvisation and Off-Label Use.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025
    Review
  3. Observational
  4. Every Second Matters - uterine balloon tamponade implementation across ten medical colleges in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in India: A qualitative study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Oluwakemi AdegokeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Health Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Suite 910, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. oadegoke@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-4506
Sandra Danso-BamfoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Health Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Suite 910, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Margaret SheehyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Health Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Suite 910, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Vincent TarimoMuhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Thomas F BurkeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Health Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Suite 910, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Lorraine F GargDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Health Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Suite 910, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USMuhimbili National Hospital · TZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death in Tanzania. The Every Second Matters for Mothers and Babies- Uterine Balloon Tamponade (ESM-UBT) device was developed to address this problem in women with atonic uterus. The objective of this study was to understand the barriers and facilitators to optimal use of the device, in Dar es Salaam Tanzania 1 year after implementation.

methodsSemi-structured interviews of skilled-birth attendants were conducted between May and July 2017. Interviews were recorded, coded and analyzed for emergent themes.

resultsAmong the participants, overall there was a positive perception of the ESM-UBT device. More than half of participants reported the device was readily available and more than 1/3 described ease and success with initial use. Barriers included fear and lack of refresher training. Finally, participants expressed a need for training and device availability at peripheral hospitals.

conclusionThe implementation and progression to optimal use of the ESM-UBT device in Tanzania is quite complex. Ease of use and the prospect of saving a life/preserving fertility strongly promoted use while fear and lack of high-level buy-in hindered utilization of the device. A thorough understanding and investigation of these facilitators and barriers are required to increase uptake of the ESM-UBT device.

Indexed as

Single-Use Internal CondomAdultFemaleHealth Plan ImplementationHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaternal Health ServicesMaternal MortalityPostpartum HemorrhagePregnancyReferral and ConsultationTanzaniaUterine Balloon TamponadeUterine InertiaDeveloping countriesImplementationMaternal mortalityPostpartum hemorrhageUterine balloon tamponade

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PMID31931785
PMCPMC6958625
OpenAlexW3000571530

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