Integrating Community Health Worker Roles to Improve Facility Delivery Utilization in Tanzania: Evidence from an Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
Katharine D ShelleyRose N M MpembeniGasto Msoffee FrumenceElizabeth A StuartJaphet KillewoAbdullah H BaquiDavid H PetersPublished in: Maternal and child health journal (2020)
Results suggest community-delivered outreach by dual role CHWs was successful at mobilizing pregnant women to deliver at facilities and may be effective at reaching previously under-served pregnant women. More research is necessary to understand the effect of dual role CHWs on patterns of service utilization, including decisions to use referral level facilities for obstetric care.