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Contextual factors influencing a training intervention aimed at improved maternal and newborn healthcare in a health zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
| Title: | Contextual factors influencing a training intervention aimed at improved maternal and newborn healthcare in a health zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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| Authors: | Malin Bogren, Sylvie Nabintu Mwambali, Marie Berg |
| Source: | PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0260153 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | BackgroundMaternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are among the highest worldwide. As part of a quality improvement programme in a health zone in the DRC aimed at contributing to reduced maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, a three-pillar training intervention around childbirth was developed and implemented in collaboration between Swedish and Congolese researchers and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study is to explore contextual factors influencing this intervention.MethodsA qualitative research design was used, with data collected through focus group discussions (n = 7) with healthcare professionals involved in the intervention before and at the end (n = 9). Transcribed discussions were inductively analysed using content analysis.ResultsThree generic categories describe the contextual factors influencing the intervention: i) Incentives motivated participants' efforts to begin a training programme; ii) Involving the local health authorities was important; and (iii) Having physical space, electricity, and equipment in place was crucial.ConclusionsThis study and similar ones highlight that incentives of various types are crucial contextual factors that influence training interventions, and have to be considered already in the planning of such interventions. One such factor is expectations of monetary incentives. To meet this in a small research project like ours would require a reduction of the scale and thus limit the implementation of new evidence-based knowledge into practice aimed at reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0260153 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/4b16c91d6c394151ac7c897a4b94910c |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.4b16c91d6c394151ac7c897a4b94910c |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 19326203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0260153 |
| Published in: | PLoS ONE |
| Language: | English |