Effectiveness of female community health volunteers in the detection and management of low-birth-weight in Nepal

INTRODUCTION: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major risk factor for neonatal death. However, most neonates in low-income countries are not weighed at birth. This results in many LBW infants being overlooked. Female community health volunteers (FCHVs) in Nepal are non-health professionals who are living...

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Main Authors: Amano, S, Shrestha, BP, Chaube, SS, Higuchi, M, Manandhar, DS, Osrin, D, Costello, A, Saville, N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017643/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24724713
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