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Title: An evaluation of Where There Is No Doctor and A Book for Midwives


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An Evaluation of Where Women Have No
Doctor and A Book for Midwives
  Presented to the Hesperian Foundation By
Eleanor Hartzell, Joanna Hoffman, Dina Mikdadi,
and Carrie Wood NYU Wagner Graduate School of
Public Service April 23, 2009
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Research Questions
  • Do end users believe the books provide
    life-saving, practical information?
  • Do the books result in health information
    sharing?
  • Are the books useful in different contexts?

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Survey Background
  • Based on last years Capstone project
  • Added new variables
  • Covered two publications

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Limitations to the Survey
  • Convenience sampling
  • Access issues (computer language)
  • Missing answers
  • Two versions of ABFM

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Sampling
  • Distributed to 734 users.
  • 246 responded- 34 of sampling frame.

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Demographic Information
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Who Uses the Books?
  • Health trainers/researchers (32.5)
  • Volunteers (32.5)
  • Non-profit workers (26.7)
  • Midwives (27.5), Nurses (23.3), Community
    Health Workers (22.9), Doctors (11.7),

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Case Study
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Sites
  • ATOCHI- Comalapa
  • Observed workshop
  • Interviewed Executive Council
  • and workshop participants
  • CODECOT-Xela
  • Interviewed midwives

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Limitations to the Books
  • Convenience sampling
  • Focused on only one country

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Reactions to the Books
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Positive Findings
  • Both books considered effective resources
  • Lead to information-sharing in group settings
  • Used as teaching and training materials
  • Generally relevant in varied cultural settings

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Areas for Improvement
  • Greater incorporation of traditional medicines
  • Decrease reliance on prescription drugs
  • Focus on planning for emergency care
  • More information on social factors related to
    teen mothers and pregnancy out of wedlock
  • Improving accessibility of content
  • Audiovisual resources for illiterate users
  • Translations

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