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Participants<br />

/ context<br />

LMICs<br />

method Purpose / f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs Reference<br />

Systematic<br />

review<br />

The potential of TBA tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to reduce peri-neonatal<br />

mortality is promis<strong>in</strong>g when comb<strong>in</strong>ed with improved health<br />

services. number of studies meet<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>clusion criteria is<br />

<strong>in</strong>sufficient to provide the evidence base needed to establish<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g effectiveness<br />

Community Paramedics<br />

Bangladesh Evaluation Difference between the knowledge levels of tra<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>and</strong><br />

untra<strong>in</strong>ed paramedics <strong>in</strong> both Child Survival Interventions &<br />

Reproductive <strong>Health</strong> is statistically significant. Utilization of<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ic services had <strong>in</strong>creased s<strong>in</strong>ce the arrival of the tra<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

paramedics, <strong>in</strong>crease due to the higher quality of services<br />

delivered by the tra<strong>in</strong>ed paramedic<br />

Nurses & Midwives<br />

Gambia:<br />

CHNs<br />

Senegal<br />

Questionnaire<br />

& analysis of<br />

records<br />

Project<br />

evaluation<br />

Community <strong>Health</strong> workers<br />

Ecuador Knowledge<br />

test &<br />

community<br />

assessment<br />

India Knowledge &<br />

attitude<br />

survey<br />

Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> WHO Haemoglob<strong>in</strong> Colour Scale to screen <strong>for</strong><br />

anaemia <strong>in</strong> pregnant women. 60% used scale, 6/9 patients<br />

with anaemia managed correctly. Simpler tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g procedure<br />

<strong>and</strong> a st<strong>and</strong>ard way of measur<strong>in</strong>g observer per<strong>for</strong>mance are<br />

necessary<br />

family plann<strong>in</strong>g counsell<strong>in</strong>g tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g contributed to<br />

<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the % of women treated <strong>for</strong> postabortion<br />

complications who accepted a modern family plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

method after counsel<strong>in</strong>g rose to 69% <strong>in</strong> May from<br />

just 17% <strong>in</strong> January 2003 at Sokone <strong>Health</strong> Center. Also<br />

<strong>in</strong>cluded TBA & Community tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> activat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

transportation <strong>and</strong> referral networks, <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>m<strong>in</strong>g women about<br />

where to obta<strong>in</strong> family plann<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> identify<strong>in</strong>g the danger<br />

signs of obstetric emergencies<br />

Poor retention of CHW knowledge affected by community<br />

organisation CHW may not have been utilis<strong>in</strong>g their skills<br />

<strong>and</strong> knowledge due to the difficult environment there<strong>for</strong>e<br />

los<strong>in</strong>g them .Poor health behaviours there<strong>for</strong>e persisted.<br />

Knowledge <strong>and</strong> attitudes of Anganwadi workers about <strong>in</strong>fant<br />

feed<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Delhi weak except <strong>in</strong> breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g probably due<br />

to pre-placement tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g & mass media campaigns<br />

(Sibley 2007)<br />

(Sadana 2002)<br />

(Gosl<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

Walraven et al.<br />

2000)<br />

(Intra<strong>Health</strong> 2003)<br />

(Mangelsdorf<br />

1988)<br />

(Bhas<strong>in</strong>, Kumar et<br />

al. 1995)<br />

Nigeria<br />

Multivariable<br />

analysis<br />

The results suggest that breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g education can enhance<br />

CHW professional recommendations on breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />

should be extended to all categories of health workers<br />

Malawi RCT Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g led to greater uptake of IPTI but lowered ANC<br />

attendance<br />

Nepal cl<strong>in</strong>ical skills<br />

assessment<br />

Primary health care worker cadres<br />

Nigeria Observation 7<br />

CHEW & months after<br />

MWs tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

MCHWs with appropriate tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g have an acceptable level<br />

of knowledge <strong>and</strong> skill, demonstrated <strong>in</strong> a practice situation,<br />

to meet the def<strong>in</strong>ition of community level skilled birth<br />

attendants<br />

Lower cadres of primary health care workers can be<br />

effectively tra<strong>in</strong>ed to use the partogram with satisfactory<br />

results<br />

(Davies-Adetugbo<br />

1997 )<br />

(Msyamboza,<br />

Savage et al. 2009)<br />

(Carlough <strong>and</strong><br />

McCall 2005)<br />

(Fatusi, Mak<strong>in</strong>de et<br />

al. 2008)<br />

LMIC<br />

RCT trial<br />

Protocol only<br />

To <strong>in</strong>vestigate the effectiveness of <strong>in</strong>-service tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of<br />

health professionals on their management <strong>and</strong> care of<br />

seriously ill neonates or children <strong>in</strong> low <strong>in</strong>come sett<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

(Opiyo <strong>and</strong><br />

English 2009)<br />

In terms of the countries <strong>in</strong> the Asia Pacific Region 92 documents that discussed community<br />

level tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> MNRH were located specific to these regions literature. The table at<br />

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