Joseph Akuze, Hannah Blencowe, Peter Waiswa, Angela Baschieri et al.
BACKGROUND: An estimated 5·1 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Household surveys, most notably the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), run in more than 90 countries and are the main data source from the highest burden regions, but data-quality concerns remain. We aimed to comp...
Angela Baschieri, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev, Joseph Akuze, Doris Kwesiga et al.
BACKGROUND: may underestimate mortality rates particularly for stillbirths. METHODS: and FPH to measure pregnancy outcomes in a household survey in five selected INDEPTH Network sites in Africa and South Asia (Bandim in urban and rural Guinea-Bissau; Dabat in Ethiopia; IgangaMayuge in Uganda; Kintam...
Zelee Hill, Charlotte Tawiah‐Agyemang, Alexander Manu, Eunice Okyere et al.
Objectives This study aimed to collect data on thermal care practices in rural Ghana to inform the design of a community newborn intervention. Methods All 635 women who delivered in six districts in Ghana in the first 2 weeks of December 2006 were interviewed about immediate newborn care. Qualitativ...
the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group, Doris Kwesiga, Charlotte Tawiah, Md. Ali Imam et al.
BACKGROUND: Risks of neonatal death, stillbirth and miscarriage are highest in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where data has most gaps and estimates rely on household surveys, dependent on women reporting these events. Underreporting of pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) is c...
Doris Kwesiga, Leif Eriksson, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Charlotte Tawiah et al.
BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately 6,700 newborn deaths and 5,400 stillbirths occur daily. The true figure is likely higher, with under reporting of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) noted. Decision-making in health is influenced by various factors, including one's social networks. We sought to und...
the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group, Yeetey Enuameh, Francis Dzabeng, Hannah Blencowe et al.
BACKGROUND: Termination of pregnancy (TOP) is a common cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Population-based surveys are the major data source for TOP data in LMICs but are known to have shortcomings that require improving. The EN-INDEPTH multi-country surve...
the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group, Sanne Marie Thysen, Charlotte Tawiah, Hannah Blencowe et al.
BACKGROUND: Electronic data collection is increasingly used for household surveys, but factors influencing design and implementation have not been widely studied. The Every Newborn-INDEPTH (EN-INDEPTH) study was a multi-site survey using electronic data collection in five INDEPTH health and demograp...
Betty Kirkwood, Lisa Hurt, Seeba Amenga‐Etego, Charlotte Tawiah et al.
A randomized controlled trial in Nepal suggested that supplementation with vitamin A or beta carotene before, during, and after pregnancy reduced maternal deaths by over 40% in a population of rural women with severe vitamin A deficiency. However, 2 trials in similar populations, one in Bangladesh a...