Publications by authors named "Ann Robins"
Background: Primary healthcare (PHC) is a crucial strategy for achieving universal health coverage. Ethiopia is working to improve its primary healthcare system through the Optimization of Health Extension Program (OHEP), which aims to increase accessibility, availability and performance of health professionals and services. Measuring current accessibility of healthcare facilities and workforce availability is essential for the success of the OHEP and achieving universal health coverage in the country.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study evaluated non-financial incentive packages to retain health extension workers in the Somali Region of Ethiopia using the Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) technique, conducted among 66 health extension workers in 3 (districts). The study used a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods in sequential order. Mixed logic regression modeling was used to determine the effect of different job attributes on the retention of the health extension workers, while Preference Impact Measure (PIM) was used to determine the combinations of preferred incentive packages to retain the health extension workers in their current workplace.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate key risk factors associated with undernutrition in the first few years of life.
Design: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in January 2018 collecting anthropometric data and other information on household, caregiver and child characteristics. Crude and adjusted odds ratios were calculated to assess the association of these characteristics with stunting and underweight outcomes.
Introduction: In Kenya's Kitui County, 46% of children under 5 years are stunted. Sanitation and nutrition programmes have sought to reduce child undernutrition, though they are typically implemented separately. We evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated sanitation and nutrition (SanNut) intervention in improving caregiver sanitation and nutrition knowledge and behaviours.
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- The study aimed to identify factors that supported the development of Cambodia's health human resources, particularly for midwifery services, to address high maternal mortality in resource-limited settings.
- Through qualitative interviews with health officials and stakeholders, researchers evaluated perceptions of contributions to midwifery services and external influences that helped reduce maternal mortality ratios.
- Findings revealed that focusing on midwife training, effective decision-making, political commitment, and support from development partners were key to improving maternal health services and significantly lowering maternal mortality rates since 2005.