Anthropol Med
September 2024
This paper discusses the afterlives of MOS@N, a mobile health (mHealth) intervention which, between 2014 and 2018, monitored maternal and child health in the district of Nouna, in rural Burkina Faso. The paper documents the work of "godmothers," who were hired and equipped with mobile phones to keep track of pregnant women, and accompany them for medical consultations. As is the case with the majority of mHealth projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, MOS@N was a pilot.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In 2016, Burkina Faso adopted a new community-based model for disease surveillance, appointing two community-based health workers (CBHWs) per village. The CBHWs play a crucial yet under-researched role in Burkina Faso's health system. This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing their practices in relation to their official roles in epidemic disease surveillance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Malaria infection during pregnancy (MIP) is not only deleterious to the woman, but it also puts her fetus at increased risk of adverse outcomes, such as preterm delivery, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth retardation. Additionally, all-cause mortality during the first year of life in babies born to women with malaria during pregnancy is also increased. Many interventions such as IPTp-SP and long-lasting insecticidal nets have proven to be efficient at reducing malaria in pregnancy burden but adherence to recommended policies remains poor.
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