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Bringing Greater Precision to Interactions Between Community Health Workers and Households to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes in India

Peter Smittenaar, B.M. Ramesh, Mokshada Jain, James Blanchard, Hannah Kemp, Elisabeth Engl, Shajy Isac, John Anthony, Ravi Prakash, Vikas Gothalwal, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, Pankaj Kumar and Sema K. Sgaier
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2020, 8(3):358-371; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00027
Peter Smittenaar
aSurgo Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
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B.M. Ramesh
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Mokshada Jain
aSurgo Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
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James Blanchard
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Hannah Kemp
aSurgo Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
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Elisabeth Engl
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Shajy Isac
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
cIndia Health Action Trust, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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John Anthony
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Ravi Prakash
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
cIndia Health Action Trust, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Vikas Gothalwal
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
cIndia Health Action Trust, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Vasanthakumar Namasivayam
bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Pankaj Kumar
dNational Health Mission, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Sema K. Sgaier
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eDepartment of Global Health & Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
fDepartment of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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vol. 8 no. 3 358-371
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00027
PubMed 
33008853

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Global Health: Science and Practice
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2169-575X
History 
  • Received: January 9, 2020
  • Accepted: July 13, 2020
  • Published online October 2, 2020.

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  1. Peter Smittenaara,
  2. B.M. Rameshb,
  3. Mokshada Jaina,
  4. James Blanchardb,
  5. Hannah Kempa,
  6. Elisabeth Engla,
  7. Shajy Isacb,c,
  8. John Anthonyb,c,
  9. Ravi Prakashb,c,
  10. Vikas Gothalwalb,c,
  11. Vasanthakumar Namasivayamb,
  12. Pankaj Kumard,
  13. Sema K. Sgaiera,e,f⇑
  1. aSurgo Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
  2. bCentre for Global Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
  3. cIndia Health Action Trust, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  4. dNational Health Mission, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  5. eDepartment of Global Health & Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  6. fDepartment of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
  1. Correspondence to Sema K. Sgaier (semasgaier{at}surgofoundation.org).
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