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IFGH 2012: A Model for Motivation of Community Health Workers

Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | Conference Abstracts

We formed CHWs into 15-20 member peer support groups based on the Care Group model, and trained the groups to conduct community mobilization and behaviour change communication at the household level.
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IFGH 2012: Health Conceptions among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study at Sylhet, Bangladesh

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For better understanding about adolescents’ conception on health, this study wcarried out a qualitative study to investigate how the adolescents conceptualized health. This revealed that adolescents have diversified thinking on health which demands to provide special attention for improving their understanding on health.
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IFGH 2012: Minding the Gap in Alexandria: Communication between School Service Providers and Female Youth about Reproductive Health

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A qualitative study initially conducted to assess gaps between female adolescents’ needs for appropriate RH information. The study also revealed that school teachers, doctors, and social workers are unprepared to take on the task of accurately informing young girls about RH.
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IFGH 2012: People Living with HIV in Orissa State, India Supporting Others Living with HIV

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As a part of the Alliance2015 EU funded HIV programme, thirteen people living with HIV (6 women and 7 men) were interviewed in order to understanding their realities and to give them the chance to have a say in the way HIV is tackled at a programme and policy level in Orissa State. Data was collected using qualitative interviews, observational techniques and relevant secondary data.
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IFGH 2012: Childbirth Planning and Preparation: Findings from the Qualitative Assessment of the Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey (BMMS), 2010

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Research to understand how women in Bangladesh view birth preparedness and plans they make prior to delivery, in order to provide insight to help increase use of skilled attendants and improve birth outcomes.
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IFGH 2012: An Examination of Women Experiencing Normal Deliveries and Obstetric Complications Requiring Emergency Care: Socio Cultural Consequences of Increasing Caesarean Sections in Bangladesh

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Study to understand the community perceptions towards home and hospital deliveries and its consequences on women and families in rural Bangladesh.
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IFGH 2012: Why Some Women Die and Others Survive Maternal Complications: Findings from the Qualitative Assessment of Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey (BMMS), 2010

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A nationwide survey shows an impressive reduction in maternal mortality in Bangladesh, declining from 322 to 194 in 9 years, with hemorrhage and eclampsia the leading causes of death. Little is known about the circumstances that prevent or encourage women with complications to use emergency obstetric care.
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