Citation
Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa; Yebadokpo, André S.; Affo, Jean; & Agbogbe, Marthe (2010). Antenatal Counseling in Maternal and Newborn Care: Use of Job Aids to Improve Health Worker Performance and Maternal Understanding in Benin. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 10, 75. PMCID: PMC3002891Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care provides an important opportunity to improve maternal understanding of care during and after pregnancy. Yet, studies suggest that communication is often insufficient. This research examined the effect of a job aids-focused intervention on quality of counseling and maternal understanding of care for mothers and newborns.METHODS: Counseling job aids were developed to support provider communication to pregnant women. Fourteen health facilities were randomized to control or intervention, where providers were trained to use job aids and provided implementation support. Direct observation of antenatal counseling sessions and patient exit interviews were undertaken to assess quality of counseling and maternal knowledge. Providers were also interviewed regarding their perceptions of the tools. Data were collected before and after the job aids intervention and analyzed using a difference-in-differences analysis to quantify relative changes over time.
RESULTS: Mean percent of recommended messages provided to pregnant women significantly improved in the intervention arm as compared to the control arm in birth preparedness (difference-in-differences [
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-10-75Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2010Journal Title
BMC Pregnancy ChildbirthAuthor(s)
Jennings Mayo-Wilson, LarissaYebadokpo, André S.
Affo, Jean
Agbogbe, Marthe