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Early evaluation of the 'STOP SEPSIS!' WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Awareness Campaign implemented for healthcare providers in 46 low, middle and high-income countries.
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- Early warning systems for identifying severe maternal outcomes: findings from the WHO global maternal sepsis study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Infection-related severe maternal outcomes and case fatality rates in 43 low and middle-income countries across the WHO regions: Results from the Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS).PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the FAST-M maternal sepsis intervention in Pakistan: A qualitative exploratory study.PloS one · 2023Article
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- Perinatal outcomes among births to women with infection during pregnancy.Archives of disease in childhood · 2021Article
- Availability of facility resources and services and infection-related maternal outcomes in the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study: a cross-sectional study.The Lancet. Global health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate changes in awareness of maternal sepsis among healthcare providers resulting from the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS) awareness campaign.
designIndependent sample precampaign/postcampaign through online and paper-based surveys available for over 30 days before campaign roll-out (pre) and after study data collection (post). Descriptive statistics were used for campaign recognition and exposure, and odds ratio (OR) and percentage change were calculated for differences in awareness, adjusting for confounders using multivariate logistic regression. SETTING AND
participantsHealthcare providers from 398 participating facilities in 46 low, middle and high-income countries.
interventionAn awareness campaign to accompany GLOSS launched 3 weeks prior to data collection and lasting the entire study period (28 November 2017 to 15 January 2018) and beyond.
main outcome measuresCampaign recognition and exposure, and changes in awareness.
resultsA total of 2188 surveys were analysed: 1155 at baseline and 1033 at postcampaign. Most survey respondents found the campaign materials helpful (94%), that they helped increase awareness (90%) and that they helped motivate to act differently (88%). There were significant changes with regard to: not having heard of maternal sepsis (-63.4% change, pre-OR/post-OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.68) and perception of confidence in making the right decisions with regard to maternal sepsis identification and management (7.3% change, pre-OR/post-OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.06).
conclusionsAwareness raising campaigns can contribute to an increase in having heard of maternal sepsis and an increase in provider perception of confidence in making correct decisions. Offering the information to make accurate and timely decisions while promoting environments that enable self-confidence and support could improve maternal sepsis identification and management.
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