Abdulrahman M Albeshry, Najim Z Alshahrani, Mohamed Baklola, Mohamed Terra
From Style to Wellness: How Fashion Influencers Are Affecting Healthy Behaviors in Saudi Arabia
Cureus
although community health worker chw programs focus improving access healthcare individuals may receive intended quality quantity intervention objective research examine certain populations pregnant women differentially experience implementation community health workerled maternal health intervention zanzibar included pregnant women enrolled safer deliveries uzazi salama program operated 10 11 districts zanzibar tanzania january 1 2017 june 19 2019 n 33914 outcomes interest receipt entire postpartum intervention three chw visits time first postpartum chw visit days visits chws done womens home however telehealth option existed women unable reached inperson conducted statistical tests investigate bivariate associations outcomes demographic health characteristic used multivariate logistic regression estimate relationships covariates outcomes multivariate linear regression estimate association covariates average time first postpartum visit higher parity 085 p 0014 95ci 075097 unknown unreported hiv status 064 p 0001 95ci 053078 receipt phone consultations 077 p 0001 95ci 069087 associated lower odds receiving postpartum visits similarly women unknown unreported hiv status estimated mean difference 181 days p 0001 95ci 103259 received phone consultation estimated mean difference 083 days p 0001 95ci 043123 average experienced delays first visit addition current delivery referral hospital associated lower odds receiving postpartum visit longer time first visit compared delivery home cottage hospital phcu district hospital women districts received first visit earlier women kaskazini b differences odds receiving entire postpartum intervention sociodemographic variables including age education poverty assessment indicators results indicate differences intervention contact across wealth education levels suggesting program effectively reaching women regardless ses however women characteristics eg higher parity unknown unreported hiv status lower odds receiving complete intervention overall work generates knowledge existing disparities intervention coverage enables future programs develop approaches achieve equity health care utilization outcomes