Successful task shifting: a mixed-methods cross-sectional evaluation of an emergency obstetric care program to increase access to cesarean sections in rural Nepal
Rita Thapa Budhathoki, Abigail G Knoble, Suresh Tamang, Bal Sundar Chansi Shrestha, Arpana BC Kalaunee, Indra Rai, Bikash Shrestha, Pravin Paudel, Ruma Rajbhandari, Archana Amatya · 2024
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Rita Thapa Budhathoki and co-authors evaluate a program that trains medical officers in rural Nepal to perform cesarean sections, published in 2024. Most maternal deaths worldwide come from direct obstetric causes. In Nepal, many deaths of women of childbearing age stem from preventable complications, in part due to a shortage of skilled staff outside cities.
The program, called ASBA, trains officers to do cesareans and manage obstetric emergencies. The evaluation combined a survey of graduates with interviews and group discussions at rural hospitals. Right after training, most graduates were performing cesareans, and a majority still were at the time of the study. The main reason others had stopped was a lack of a working operating theater, a system limit rather than a skill gap.
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| CREATOR | Rita Thapa Budhathoki, Abigail G Knoble, Suresh Tamang, Bal Sundar Chansi Shrestha, Arpana BC Kalaunee, Indra Rai, Bikash Shrestha, Pravin Paudel, Ruma Rajbhandari, Archana Amatya |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |