Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010)

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Longitudinal Analysis of Community Health Worker Programmes' Success in Reducing Maternal Mortality Among Pregnant Women in Urban Zimbabwean Centers,Setting

Tracey Griffiths-Ellis, University of Liberia
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18901364
Published: May 22, 2010

Abstract

Urban centers in Zimbabwe have seen an increasing maternal mortality rate (MMR), prompting a need for innovative interventions to reduce this burden. A longitudinal analysis was conducted using data from to , employing logistic regression models with robust standard errors to assess programme impact on maternal mortality reduction. During the study period, there was an observed decline in MMR by approximately 18% among participants who received community health worker services compared to those not involved. The findings suggest that community health worker programmes effectively contributed to reducing maternal mortality rates, though further research is recommended to explore sustained effects and potential areas for improvement. Continuation of these programmes with enhanced monitoring and evaluation mechanisms will be crucial for their long-term success in urban Zimbabwean settings. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Tracey Griffiths-Ellis (2010). Longitudinal Analysis of Community Health Worker Programmes' Success in Reducing Maternal Mortality Among Pregnant Women in Urban Zimbabwean Centers,Setting. Journal of Reproductive Health, Gender, and HIV in Africa, Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18901364

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African geographymaternal mortality reductioncommunity health workerslongitudinal studiesepidemiologyintervention effectivenessurban public health initiatives

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