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Evaluating the moderating role of accredited social health activists on adverse birth outcomes in rural India by Sandra Kiplagat; Anisa Khan; Diana M. Sheehan; Poornima Jaykrishna; Kavitha Ravi; Mary Jo Trepka; Zoran Bursac; Dionne Stephens; Karl Krupp; Purnima Madhivanan is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: The indian government established the accredited social health activists (asha) program in 2006 to improve access and healthcare coverage in rural regions. the objective of this study was to examine the moderating role of asha home visits and asha-accompanied antenatal care visits (anc) on the relationship between sociodemographic latent classes of pregnant women and preterm birth and low birth weight infants in rural mysore district, india. ## Methods: Utilizing a prospective cohort study conducted between 2011 and 2014, secondary data analysis was performed among 1540 pregnant women in rural mysore, india. latent class analysis was performed to identify sociodemographic distinct patterns. multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine the moderating effects of asha-accompanied anc visits and asha home visits on preterm birth and low birth weight. ## Results: Among women who never/rarely had asha-accompanied anc visits, women in class 1 "low socioeconomic status (ses)/early marriage/multigravida/1 child or more" had higher odds of preterm birth (adjusted odds ratio [aor]: 2.62, 95% confidence interval [ci]: 1.12-6.12 compared to class 4 "high ses/later m
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- Author
- Sandra Kiplagat; Anisa Khan; Diana M. Sheehan; Poornima Jaykrishna; Kavitha Ravi; Mary Jo Trepka; Zoran Bursac; Dionne Stephens; Karl Krupp; Purnima Madhivanan
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)