Archived Comments for:
Social autopsy for maternal and child deaths: a comprehensive literature review to examine the concept and the development of the method
Henry Kalter, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
30 August 2011
In addition to the factors listed in Table 2, the updated Pathway Analysis questionnaire includes the following social, behavioral, and preventive factors that should have been included in the table:
⢠Care of pre-pregnancy health conditions, number of antenatal care visits, and timing of the last visit
⢠Decision maker for delivery place, and factors constraining institutional delivery
⢠Decision maker for maternal complications and newborn and child illnesses
⢠Newborn care (cord care, bathing, warmth, breastfeeding, post-partum counseling, well-baby checks)
⢠Child care (breastfeeding and nutrition, vaccinations, vitamin A, smoke exposure, insecticide-treated bed net use, care of pre-fatal illness conditions)
Population Health Metrics
Correction of Table 2
30 August 2011
In addition to the factors listed in Table 2, the updated Pathway Analysis questionnaire includes the following social, behavioral, and preventive factors that should have been included in the table:
⢠Care of pre-pregnancy health conditions, number of antenatal care visits, and timing of the last visit
⢠Decision maker for delivery place, and factors constraining institutional delivery
⢠Decision maker for maternal complications and newborn and child illnesses
⢠Newborn care (cord care, bathing, warmth, breastfeeding, post-partum counseling, well-baby checks)
⢠Child care (breastfeeding and nutrition, vaccinations, vitamin A, smoke exposure, insecticide-treated bed net use, care of pre-fatal illness conditions)
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