Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) as a Gateway to Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality in Rural Ghana - A Community-level Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorWright, K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-24T16:33:58Z
dc.date.available2020-01-24T16:33:58Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-09
dc.descriptionSeminaren_US
dc.description.abstractInstitutional maternal mortality in Ghana has decreased between 1990 and 2010, by a narrow margin of 216 to 164 deaths per 100,000 live births. Continued focused intervention is essential to accelerate the rate of decline. Contributing factors of this trajectory have been attributed to sustainability of quality access to care and infrastructure, workforce availability, and leadership stability. Strengthening of community-based primary health services such as, Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) aims to reduce mortality by removing financial barriers and improving quality access to care. While quantitative data is essential, studies often overlook the community level impact of health systems. Transcripts from qualitative group discussions within 8 communities- functional and non-functional CHPS zones- in the Northern and Volta regions of Ghana (2017), were analyzed to critically assess communities’ experiences with community health services and their vital role in improving health outcomes, and reducing maternal and child mortality in the region.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/34656
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS)en_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjecttrajectoryen_US
dc.titleCommunity-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) as a Gateway to Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality in Rural Ghana - A Community-level Analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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