Abstract
Abstract
Background
The World Health Organization recommends the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCH-HB) to promote health service utilization from pregnancy to early childhood. Although many countries have adopted it as a national health policy, there is a paucity of research in MCH-HB’s implementation. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the MCH-HB’s implementation status based on the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance), and identify facilitators of, and barriers to its implementation in Angola to understand effective implementation strategies.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was conducted targeting all health facilities which implemented MCH-HB, subsamples of health workers, and officers responsible for the MCH-HB at the municipality health office. Using the 14 indicators based on the RE-AIM framework, health facilities’ overall implementation statuses were assessed. This categorized health facilities into optimal-implementation and suboptimal-implementation groups. To identify barriers to and facilitators of MCH-HB implementation, semi-structured interviews were conducted among health workers and municipality health officers responsible for MCH-HB. The data were analyzed via content analysis.
Results
A total of 88 health facilities and 216 health workers were surveyed to evaluate the implementation status, and 155 interviews were conducted among health workers to assess the barriers to and facilitators of the implementation. The overall implementation target was achieved in 50 health facilities (56.8%). The target was achieved by more health facilities in urban than rural areas (urban 68.4%, rural 53.6%) and by more health facilities of higher facility types (hospital 83.3%, health center 59.3%, health post 52.7%). Through the interview data’s analysis, facilitators of and barriers to MCH-HB were comprehensively demonstrated. MCH-HB’s content advantage was the most widely recognized facilitator and inadequate training for health workers was the most widely recognized barrier.
Conclusions
Strengthening education for health workers, supervision by municipality health officers, and community sensitization were potential implementation strategies. These strategies must be intensified in rural and lower-level health facilities.
Funder
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Japan Health Research Promotion Bureau
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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