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dc.contributor.authorAyal, Abebe-
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-23T11:36:50Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-23T11:36:50Z-
dc.date.issued2015-01-
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7011-
dc.description.abstractBackground: - To meet the 4th and the 5th millennium development goal the government Ethiopia has developed different policies and strategies. Health extension program is one of the strategies started to implement at kebele level to improve mothers and children health. What success achieved and what challenges faced during the implementation of extension program in Bakello kebele of Bassona worana woreda was the motive of this research. Objective: - what achievements are recorded and what challenges faced since the implementation of health extension program to improve mother and child health in Bakello kebele administration. Methods: - the study was conducted in Amhara region, North Shoa Zone, Bassona worana Woreda Bakello kebele from October – November 2013. The study populations were mothers who have children under five years, health development army and health extension workers who live in Bakello and health extension supervisor and health center head who directly involved in the implementation of health extension program in the kebele. The data was collected by using questioner, FGD and interview. Data analysis was done by using percentage and qualitative analysis. Result: - 72 respondents participated in providing response for structured questioners, FGD and interviews. Based on this, the finding discloses that there are a number of improvement on health status of maternal services provision, children and mothers vaccination, personal and 8 environmental hygiene, nutritional status of children after the implementation of health extension program in the kebele. ,. On the other hand there are still a number of obstacles that challenged effective implementation of maternal and child health in the kebele. Availing quality services in the health institutions and awareness problem on the child and mother health are still areas that need further improvement.en_US
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dc.publisherST. MARY’S UNIVERSITYen_US
dc.subject9 KEYWORDS Health development army: is a strategy that helps the community to implement health extension program in organized form. Health extension worker: are deploying at each village (Kebele) of two salaried female Health Extension Workers (HEW) who are trained for a year at Technical and Vocational Training and Education Centers. Health extension program: aims to creating healthy environment and healthful living by making available essential health services at the grass roots level. Neonatal mortality: the probability of dying within the first month of life Post-neonatal mortality: the difference between infant and neonatal mortality Infant mortality: the probability of dying before the first birth Child mortality: the probability of dying between the first and fifth birthday Under-5 mortality: the probability of dying between birth and the fifth birthdayen_US
dc.titleHealth extension program implementation in improving mother and child health: Achievements and challenges in the case of Bakello Kebele Administration, Amhara Region, North Shoa Zoneen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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