9 results on '"Mazia G"'
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2. Integrating quality postnatal care into PMTCT in Swaziland
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Mazia, G., primary, Narayanan, I., additional, Warren, C., additional, Mahdi, M., additional, Chibuye, P., additional, Walligo, A., additional, Mabuza, P., additional, Shongwe, R., additional, and Hainsworth, M., additional
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- 2009
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3. Monitoring the implementation and scale-up of a life-saving intervention for preterm and small babies: Facility-based Kangaroo Mother Care.
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Torres LM, Mazia G, Guenther T, Valsangkar B, and Wall S
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- Humans, Asia epidemiology, Ethiopia epidemiology, India epidemiology, Infant, Premature, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Female, Pregnancy, Infant, Newborn, Infant Mortality, Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
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Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an evidence-based intervention with large protective effects on neonatal mortality and morbidity, especially among small babies. Despite the available evidence, KMC adoption, implementation and scale-up has lagged. The purpose of this paper is to inform current and future KMC implementation by identifying achievements and challenges in countries that are in the process of scaling up KMC., Methods: We collected and analyzed information to track the status of facility-based KMC in countries identified by the KMC Acceleration Partnership. We assessed the status of the scale-up in six priority countries (Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Rwanda in Africa, and Bangladesh and India in Asia) for three periods: 2014 and prior, 2015-2017 and 2017-2019 across six strategic areas: national policy, country implementation, research, knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation and advocacy. We collected information through in-depth interviews with key participants, quantitative data extraction from the Demographic Health Survey and secondary data extraction from policies, briefs, program reports and other documents., Results: Progress in terms of national policy and advocacy appeared to occur quite quickly and evenly across the six priority countries, despite being at different stages during the first assessment. In the areas of country implementation support and research, progress occurred more slowly and results were more variable across countries. It was noted that the number of health facilities offering KMC services increased in all six priority countries, but coverage of KMC was difficult to estimate, demonstrating the ongoing challenges in the area of monitoring and evaluation despite progress made in integrating KMC indicators into national health information systems in five countries. Among the six priority countries - Malawi and Bangladesh had fully achieved at least four the first time six conditions were introduced., Conclusions: We documented notable achievements in the dimensions of policy and country implementation across the six countries, which were likely driven by government engagement to prioritize newborn care services and the promotion of KMC as a core intervention for small babies. We noted challenges in critical areas such as ambulatory KMC, follow-up, and monitoring and evaluation. Addressing these gaps while securing funding to allocate human resources adequately, promoting acceptance of KMC for demand creation and facilitating the use of data for decision making will be vital to ensure effective coverage at scale., Competing Interests: Competing interests: The authors have completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available on request from the corresponding author) and declare no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 by the Journal of Global Health. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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4. Strategies discussed at the XIIth international conference on Kangaroo mother care for implementation on a countrywide scale.
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Charpak N, Angel MI, Banker D, Bergh AM, María Bertolotto A, De Leon-Mendoza S, Godoy N, Lincetto O, Lozano JM, Ludington-Hoe S, Mazia G, Mokhachane M, Montealegre A, Ramirez E, Sirivansanti N, Solano JM, Day LT, and Uy ME
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- Child, Colombia, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant Mortality, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Newborn, Quality of Life, Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
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Aim: Building strategies for the country-level dissemination of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) to reduce the mortality rate in preterm and low birth weight babies and improve quality of life. KMC is an evidence-based healthcare method for these infants. However, KMC implementation at the global level remains low., Methods: The international network in Kangaroo mother brought 172 KMC professionals from 33 countries together for a 2-day workshop held in conjunction with the XIIth International KMC Conference in Bogota, Colombia, in November 2018. Participants worked in clusters to formulate strategies for country-level dissemination and scale-up according to seven pre-established objectives., Results: The minimum set of indicators for KMC scale-up proposed by the internationally diverse groups is presented. The strategies for KMC integration and implementation at the country level, as well as the approaches for convincing healthcare providers of the safety of KMC transportation, are also described. Finally, the main aspects concerning KMC follow-up and KMC for term infants are presented., Conclusion: In this collaborative meeting, participants from low-, middle- and high-income countries combined their knowledge and experience to identify the best strategies to implement KMC at a countrywide scale., (© 2020 The Authors. Acta Paediatrica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Paediatrica.)
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- 2020
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5. Scaling up Ghana's national newborn care initiative: integrating 'helping babies breathe' (HBB), 'essential care for every baby' (ECEB), and newborn 'infection prevention' (IP) trainings.
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Chinbuah MA, Taylor M, Serpa M, Mazia G, Cofie PK, Kwarah W, Dawson S, Nelson BD, and Engmann C
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- Adult, Clinical Competence, Curriculum, Female, Ghana epidemiology, Health Personnel statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Infant Mortality trends, Infant, Newborn, Infection Control, Male, Midwifery education, Midwifery statistics & numerical data, Program Evaluation, Resuscitation education, Health Personnel education, Infant Care standards, National Health Programs organization & administration, Program Development
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Background: Responding to stagnating neonatal mortality rates in Ghana, a five-year collaboration called Making Every Baby Count Initiative (MEBCI) was undertaken to improve the quality of newborn care provided around the time of birth. A multi-pronged approach was used to build health worker (HW) capacity in resuscitation, essential newborn care, and infection prevention using a curriculum built on the American Academy of Pediatric's (AAP) Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) and Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB) modules with an added section on infection prevention (IP)., Methods: MEBCI used a training of trainer's approach to train 3688 health workers from district-level facilities in four regions in Ghana between June 2015 and July 2017. Prior to training, HWs familiarized themselves with the learning materials. Concurrently, MEBCI worked to improve enabling environments that would sustain the increased capacity of trained health workers. Knowledge and skills gained were tested using AAP's Knowledge checklist and validated single-scenario Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) tools., Findings: Majority of HWs trained were midwives (58.8%) and came from district-level hospitals (88.4%). Most HWs passed the HBB OSCE (99.9%, 3436/3440). Age of doctors was negatively associated with HBB scores (r = - 0.16, p = 0.0312). Similarly, older midwives had lower HBB scores (r = - 0.33, p value < 0.001). Initiating ventilation within the Golden Minute was challenging for HWs (78.5% passed) across all regions. Overall, the pass rate for ECEB OSCEs was 99.9% in all regions. Classify newborn for further care and communicate plan to family were frequent challenges observed in Volta Region (69.5% and 72.0% pass rate respectively). HWs less than 40 years of age performed significantly better than health workers older than 40 years (p = 0.023). Age of only paediatricians was positively associated with ECEB scores (r = 0.77, p < 0.001) while age of midwives was negatively associated with ECEB scores (r = - 0.08, p < 0.001)., Conclusion: MEBCI's integrated HBB-ECEB-IP training resulted in significant mastery of the clinical knowledge and skills of HWs. Harmonization and standardization of the course delivery by trainers and having a core team to ensure training fidelity are essential to maintaining high quality while scaling a program nationally., Funding: Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).
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- 2020
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6. Cross-sectional observational assessment of quality of newborn care immediately after birth in health facilities across six sub-Saharan African countries.
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de Graft-Johnson J, Vesel L, Rosen HE, Rawlins B, Abwao S, Mazia G, Bozsa R, Mwebesa W, Khadka N, Kamunya R, Getachew A, Tibaijuka G, Rakotovao JP, and Tekleberhan A
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- Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Equipment and Supplies, Hospital standards, Equipment and Supplies, Hospital supply & distribution, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pregnancy, Resuscitation, Clinical Competence standards, Guideline Adherence, Health Facilities standards, Health Personnel standards, Perinatal Care organization & administration, Perinatal Care standards, Quality Improvement organization & administration, Quality of Health Care standards
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Objective: To present information on the quality of newborn care services and health facility readiness to provide newborn care in 6 African countries, and to advocate for the improvement of providers' essential newborn care knowledge and skills., Design: Cross-sectional observational health facility assessment., Setting: Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda and Tanzania., Participants: Health workers in 643 facilities. 1016 health workers were interviewed, and 2377 babies were observed in the facilities surveyed., Main Outcome Measures: Indicators of quality of newborn care included (1) provision of immediate essential newborn care: thermal care, hygienic cord care, and early and exclusive initiation of breast feeding; (2) actual and simulated resuscitation of asphyxiated newborn infants; and (3) knowledge of health workers on essential newborn care, including resuscitation., Results: Sterile or clean cord cutting instruments, suction devices, and tables or firm surfaces for resuscitation were commonly available. 80% of newborns were immediately dried after birth and received clean cord care in most of the studied facilities. In all countries assessed, major deficiencies exist for essential newborn care supplies and equipment, as well as for health worker knowledge and performance of key routine newborn care practices, particularly for immediate skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding initiation. Of newborns who did not cry at birth, 89% either recovered on their own or through active steps taken by the provider through resuscitation with initial stimulation and/or ventilation. 11% of newborns died. Assessment of simulated resuscitation using a NeoNatalie anatomic model showed that less than a third of providers were able to demonstrate ventilation skills correctly., Conclusions: The findings shared in this paper call attention to the critical need to improve health facility readiness to provide quality newborn care services and to ensure that service providers have the necessary equipment, supplies, knowledge and skills that are critical to save newborn lives., (Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.)
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- 2017
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7. Evaluating a novel neonatal-care assessment tool among trained delivery attendants in a resource-limited setting.
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Kassick ME, Chinbuah MA, Serpa M, Mazia G, Tang AM, Sagoe-Moses I, Taylor M, Dwomo-Fokuo A, Salifu N, Arhinful DK, Engmann C, Burke TF, Cofie P, and Nelson BD
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- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Ghana, Hospitals, Humans, Infant, Infant Mortality, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, Clinical Competence standards, Health Personnel education, Infant Health standards, Physical Examination standards, Prenatal Care standards
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Objective: To validate a novel objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) tool for assessing neonatal care skills among delivery attendants trained as part of the Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB) program and to assess ECEB training effectiveness., Methods: Between August 1 and September 30, 2015, a cross-sectional study enrolled ECEB-trained healthcare providers who attended deliveries from the Brong Ahafo and Eastern regions of Ghana. Participants completed a previously developed 21-item OSCE tool that assessed neonatal-care competency. Participant performance was scored independently by regional trainers and national master trainers. The inter-rater scoring reliability was assessed using the Cohen kappa coefficient and performance was compared across participant characteristics., Results: The study enrolled 57 trained delivery attendants from 12 district hospitals. Inter-rater agreement was perfect (kappa 1.00) or almost perfect (kappa 0.81-0.99) for nine OSCE items, substantial (kappa 0.61-0.80) or moderate (kappa 0.41-0.60) for 11 items, and fair (kappa 0.21-0.40) for one item. Differences in OSCE-item performance were recorded based on participants' regions, facility type, age, and education level (P<0.05)., Conclusions: In a resource-limited setting, the OSCE tool demonstrated substantial reliability and ECEB-trained healthcare practitioners exhibited satisfactory performance. The OSCE tool could be useful in similar settings and could have potential for up-scaled use in assessing neonatal-management skills., (Copyright © 2016 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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8. Kangaroo mother care: a multi-country analysis of health system bottlenecks and potential solutions.
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Vesel L, Bergh AM, Kerber KJ, Valsangkar B, Mazia G, Moxon SG, Blencowe H, Darmstadt GL, de Graft Johnson J, Dickson KE, Ruiz Peláez J, von Xylander S, and Lawn JE
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- Africa, Asia, Capacity Building, Community Participation, Equipment and Supplies supply & distribution, Health Information Systems standards, Healthcare Financing, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Workforce, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Kangaroo-Mother Care Method organization & administration, Leadership, Premature Birth therapy
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Background: Preterm birth is now the leading cause of under-five child deaths worldwide with one million direct deaths plus approximately another million where preterm is a risk factor for neonatal deaths due to other causes. There is strong evidence that kangaroo mother care (KMC) reduces mortality among babies with birth weight <2000 g (mostly preterm). KMC involves continuous skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding support, and promotion of early hospital discharge with follow-up. The World Health Organization has endorsed KMC for stabilised newborns in health facilities in both high-income and low-resource settings. The objectives of this paper are to: (1) use a 12-country analysis to explore health system bottlenecks affecting the scale-up of KMC; (2) propose solutions to the most significant bottlenecks; and (3) outline priority actions for scale-up., Methods: The bottleneck analysis tool was applied in 12 countries in Africa and Asia as part of the Every Newborn Action Plan process. Country workshops involved technical experts to complete the survey tool, which is designed to synthesise and grade health system "bottlenecks", factors that hinder the scale-up, of maternal-newborn intervention packages. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to analyse the bottleneck data, combined with literature review, to present priority bottlenecks and actions relevant to different health system building blocks for KMC., Results: Marked differences were found in the perceived severity of health system bottlenecks between Asian and African countries, with the former reporting more significant or very major bottlenecks for KMC with respect to all the health system building blocks. Community ownership and health financing bottlenecks were significant or very major bottlenecks for KMC in both low and high mortality contexts, particularly in South Asia. Significant bottlenecks were also reported for leadership and governance and health workforce building blocks., Conclusions: There are at least a dozen countries worldwide with national KMC programmes, and we identify three pathways to scale: (1) champion-led; (2) project-initiated; and (3) health systems designed. The combination of all three pathways may lead to more rapid scale-up. KMC has the potential to save lives, and change the face of facility-based newborn care, whilst empowering women to care for their preterm newborns.
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- 2015
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9. Building alliances for improving newborn health in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Miller-Petrie MK, Mazia G, Serpa M, Pooley B, Marshall M, Meléndez C, and Vicuña M
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- Caribbean Region, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Latin America, Child Health Services organization & administration, Child Health Services standards, Health Promotion, Infant Health
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The regional Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Neonatal Alliance and national neonatal alliances in Bolivia, El Salvador, and Peru were studied through in-depth interviews and a review of publications. Findings were analyzed to distill successful strategies, structures, and tools for improving neonatal health by working through alliances that can be replicated at the regional or national level. The studies found the following factors were the most critical for successful outcomes from alliance work: inclusion of the Ministry of Health as a leader or primary stakeholder; a committed, diverse, technically expert, and horizontal membership; the presence of champions for neonatal health at the national level; development of a shared work plan based on feasible objectives; the use of shared financing mechanisms; the use of informal and dynamic organizational structures; and a commitment to scientific evidence-based programming. The relationship between the regional and national alliances was found to be mutually beneficial.
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- 2014
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