Using a Decision-Support Smartphone application to enhance Community Health Volunteers’ effectiveness in reducing Maternal complications and reducing Newborn Deaths in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya, Community Health Volunteers’ Decision Suppo

Kenya, 2016 - 2020
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

Pauline Bakibinga

Variable Groups

Variable group: Delivery and Postnatal Care

Variables 96

q4_11_5_os

5. Other (Specify)

q4_11_6

Convulsions

q4_11_6_os

6. Other (Specify)

q4_11_7

Abnormal discharge

q4_11_7_os

7. Other (Specify)

q4_11_8

Loss of conciousness

q4_11_8_os

8. Other (Specify)

q4_11_9

Headaches, dizziness/faintness

q4_11_9_os

9. Other (Specify)

q4_11_10

Blurry vision

q4_11_10_os

10. Other (Specify)

q4_11_11

Difficulty breathing

q4_11_11_os

11. Other (Specify)

q4_11_12

Difficulty in passing urine

q4_11_12_os

12. Other (Specify)

q4_11_13

Palm of hands and feet lighter than normal

q4_11_13_os

13. Other (Specify)

q4_11_14

14 ${q4_10_14_spy}

q4_11_14_os

14. Other (Specify)

q4_12

4.12 How soon afterdelivery did the symptoms you mentioned in Qn 4.10 start?

q4_13

4.13 Were you visited by a CHV at home after delivery?

q4_14

4.14 How long after delivery did the first CHV visit occur?

q4_14b

4.14 b How many times has the CHV visited you since his/her first visit

q4_14c

4.14c When was the last time the CHV visited ?

q4_15

4.15 Among the danger signs that you earlier identified ( in Qn 4.10) as those d

q4_16

4.16 During the visit, what did the CHV use to make the diagnosis?

q4_16_spy

4.16 OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_17

4.17 How long did the visit take?

q4_18a

4.18 a Did the CHV refer you to a health facility to seek medical attention?

q4_18b

4.18 b Did you follow the CHVs advise and go to the referred health facility/hos

q4_18c

4.18 c Why did you not go seek medical attention as advised by the CHV?

q4_18d

4.18 d In your opinion, do you think the CHV made a right decision to refer you?

q4_18e

4.18 e Please explain why you did not seek medical attention as advised?

q4_1a

4.1a Where do you plan to deliver your baby?

q4_1a_os

4.1a OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_1_4

4.1 Name of HF

q4_1_5

4.1 Other HF

q4_1_5_os

4.1 Specify Name of Health Facility

q4_1_7

4.1 Indicate whether its public/private health facilty ?

q4_1a_2

4.1a In your last pregnancy, where did you deliver your baby?

q4_1a_os_2

4.1a OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_1_4_2

4.1 Name of HF

q4_1_4_os_2

4.1 Specify Name of Health Facility

q4_1_7_2

4.1 Indicate whether its public/private health facilty ?

q4_1_7_3

4.1 How long after delivery were you discharged?

q4_1_7_4

4.1 No of Days

q4_2a

4.2 a Ask youngest child's name

q4_2b

4.2 b What is the sex of ${4_2a} ?

q4_2_spy

4.2 OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_3

4.3 During ${4_2a} birth, who assisted you in the delivery?

q4_2

4.2 Where did you deliver ${4_2a}?

q4_3_spy

4.3 OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_4

4.4 Did you get any complications during delivering ?

q4_5_1

Prolonged labor

q4_5_2

Abnormal presentation

q4_5_3

Umbilical cord prolapse

q4_5_4

Umbilical cord compression

q4_5_5

Pre-term labor/delivery

q4_5_6

Premature rupture of membranes

q4_5_7

Excessive bleeding

q4_5_8

Water breaks without labour for more than 12 hours

q4_5_9

Placenta not delivered in 30 minutes

q4_5_10

Other complication

q4_5_spy

4.5 OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_6_1

Duration after delivery

q4_6_2

Days

q4_6_3

Weeks

q4_7

4.7 Who checked on your/baby's health at that time?

q4_7_spy

4.7 OTH (SPECIFY)

q4_8

4.8 Since the first check , have you /your baby been checked agin?

q4_9_1

Mother

q4_9_2

Baby

q4_10_1

Fever without chills

q4_10_2

Fever with chills

q4_10_3

Heavy bleeding after birth

q4_10_4

Bad abdominal pain

q4_10_5

High blood pressure

q4_10_6

Convulsions

q4_10_7

Abnormal discharge

q4_10_8

Loss of concious

q4_10_9

Headaches, dizziness/faintness

q4_10_10

Blurry vision

q4_10_11

Difficulty in breathing

q4_10_12

Difficulty in passing urine

q4_10_13

Palm of hands and sole feet lighter than normal

q4_10_14

Other (Specify)

q4_10_14_spy

4.10 Oth (Specify)

q4_11_1

Fever without chills

q4_11_1_os

1. Other (Specify)

q4_11_2

Fever with chills

q4_11_2_os

2. Other (Specify)

q4_11_3

Heavy bleeding after birth

q4_11_3_os

3. Other (Specify)

q4_11_4

Bad abdominal pain

q4_11_4_os

4. Other (Specify)

q4_11_5

High blood pressure