Ending Eclampsia, July 2019 This report describes implementation research that tested the feasibility and utility of employing women’s groups as community platforms to increase women’s access to quality antenatal service utilization, using pre-eclampsia screening as the entry point.
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Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Nigeria
Ending Eclampsia, June 2019 Quantitative and qualitative findings suggest that gender dynamics, alongside other factors, affect women’s empowerment to seek maternal health services in Nigeria. Download the brief for more information.
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Kenya
Ending Eclampsia, June 2019 Quantitative and qualitative findings suggest that gender dynamics, alongside other cluster- and individual-level factors, affect women’s empowerment to seek maternal health services in Kenya. Download the brief for more information.
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Ethiopia
Ending Eclampsia, June 2019 Women in Ethiopia demonstrate decision-making power and autonomy. Although quantitative associations between women’s autonomy and facility-based delivery and ANC use are statistically insignificant, qualitative evidence suggests that women, particularly young and urban women, have a strong…
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Bangladesh
Ending Eclampsia, June 2019 Findings from quantitative and qualitative data suggest that gender dynamics, alongside other factors, affect women’s empowerment to seek maternal health services in Bangladesh. Download the brief for more information.
Screening and management of preeclampsia and eclampsia in antenatal and labor and delivery services: findings from cross-sectional observation studies in six sub-Saharan African countries
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 This paper presents findings on the quality of clinical practices for the identification and management of PE/E in antenatal and labor and delivery care in six sub-Saharan Africa countries. Findings in this paper provide important information on the quality of…
Engaging women’s groups for improved uptake of antenatal services in Cross River State, Nigeria: An analysis of post-intervention findings
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Women’s group findings in Cross River State suggest that community engagement is a critical model for information sharing and is an adaptable, acceptable model for increasing PE/E prevention and danger sign recognition across Nigeria. Qualitative findings reveal…
Risk Factors for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Honduras
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Honduras-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery capacity. Download in Spanish.
Determinants of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia among women attending delivery services in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A case control study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 The study identified protective and risk factors for PE/E. To promptly diagnose and treat pre-eclampsia, health workers need to pay special attention to women with primigravida and multiple pregnancy. Health care providers should also provide nutritional…
Exploring opportunities for preventing and managing pre-eclampsia/eclampsia
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Results from this study will identify gaps and barriers in the Kenyan health system gaps around PE/E knowledge and attitudes. Researchers aim to enhance PE/E prevention and management, and ANC accessibility/acceptability by sharing and integrating findings with…
