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March 8, 2026Open Access

Community Health Workers' Intervention in Reducing Maternal Mortality in Ghana's Eastern Region: A Six-Month Impact Evaluation

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AAAbena AmagyaNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchYKYaa KofiyeNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchKAKofi AdoquayeUniversity of Professional Studies

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Implication

Impact evaluation reveals a significant decline in maternal mortality rates in CHW-managed communities, suggesting effective interventions.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of community health workers in lowering maternal mortality in Ghana's Eastern Region.
  • Mixed-methods approach combining baseline surveys and follow-up assessments.
  • Data analysis using descriptive statistics to evaluate changes in maternal mortality rates.
  • Community health workers managed the intervention in targeted rural areas.
  • Reported a 25% reduction in maternal mortality rates.
  • Notable decrease of 34% in severe obstetric hemorrhage cases.
  • Results are supported by robust standard errors and 95% confidence intervals.

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Amagya et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ada8a1bc08abd80d5bbba7https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18901607
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