Community participation as a strategy in reducing maternal and child mortality in rural areas: A Literature review
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Master thesisNot peer reviewed

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2012-09-20Author
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Background: Maternal and neonatal mortality rate are still high in many developing countries.
Lack of access to health facilities is one of the biggest challenges in the poorest households and
in rural areas which contributes to high maternal and neonatal mortality. One strategy to
improve health services utilization amongst the poorest and rural areas is by incorporating
community participation into maternal and neonatal health programmes. Indonesia is one of
the countries which make intensive efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality using
community participation strategy. Objectives: To identify the effectiveness of community
participation strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and discuss the relevance of
global experiences within the Indonesian context. Method: A systematic review. The relevant
studies were searched electronically through two databases; Pub-Med and ISI Web of
Knowledge. Pre-defined selection criteria applied to the filtered studies. The references of
primary sources were traced to add more appropriate studies. Results: 12 studies were
generated from the two databases and 3 studies were added from the reference list of primary
sources. Conclusions: The evidences appear that community participation is an effective
strategy in reducing maternal and neonatal health. Three lessons can be drawn from global
experiences are considering local context, involving men and wider community members and
integrating with the existing health systems. The global experiences are relevant for the
Indonesian context. Further researches are needed to improve the implementation and to scale
up the programmes.
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