Evaluation of different models of access to misoprostol at the community level to improve maternal health outcomes in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Jun;133(3):261-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.04.002. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

Authors

Elisa Wells¹, Francine Coeytaux², Esther Azasi³, Sada Danmusa⁴, Takele Geressu⁵, Tarra McNally⁶, Jennifer Potts⁷, Ejiro Otive-Igbuzor⁸, Senait Tibebu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Independent consultant, USA. Electronic address: eswells@comcast.net.
² Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, USA.
³ Millennium Promise's One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign, Ghana.
⁴ The Palladium, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁵ Independent consultant, Ethiopia.
⁶ Independent consultant, USA.
⁷ Innovations in HealthCare, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
⁸ Women Empowerment and Reproductive Health Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.

PMID: 27158098
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.04.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Community Health Services / organization & administration*
Ethiopia
Female
Ghana
Health Services Accessibility*
Home Childbirth / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Maternal Health / standards*
Maternal Mortality / trends
Misoprostol / supply & distribution*
Misoprostol / therapeutic use
Nigeria
Oxytocics / supply & distribution*
Oxytocics / therapeutic use
Postpartum Hemorrhage / prevention & control*

Substances

Oxytocics
Misoprostol