Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations]
Background Disproportionate uptake of and access to maternal and child health services remain significant challenges across and within countries. Differing geographic, economic, environmental, and social factors contribute to varying degrees of vulnerabilities among individuals, which manifest as di...
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| description | Background Disproportionate uptake of and access to maternal and child health services remain significant challenges across and within countries. Differing geographic, economic, environmental, and social factors contribute to varying degrees of vulnerabilities among individuals, which manifest as disparities in maternal and newborn health outcomes. Designing solutions according to need is vital to improve maternal and child health outcomes. In this paper, we describe our study protocol on developing and evaluating the effectiveness of human-centered design (HCD) solutions to improve maternal health service uptake among vulnerable pregnant women in rural areas of Ethiopia. Methods Disproportionate uptake of and access to maternal and child health services remain significant challenges across and within countries. Differing geographic, economic, environmental, and social factors contribute to varying degrees of vulnerabilities among individuals, which manifest as disparities in maternal and newborn health outcomes. Designing solutions according to need is vital to improve maternal and child health outcomes. In this paper, we describe our study protocol on developing and evaluating the effectiveness of human-centered design (HCD) solutions to improve maternal health service uptake among vulnerable pregnant women in rural areas of Ethiopia. Conclusions and Implications Our sequential approach to evaluating initial solutions, which in turn will inform the enhancement of solutions, will provide practical insights into how solutions are accepted among vulnerable women and how they can be better integrated into women’s lives and health systems. This will inform equity-focused practice and policies targeting populations experiencing greater barriers to accessing care and provide insights into system strengthening in rural areas. Our findings will be disseminated to the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and its partners to inform large-scale implementation at the national level. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a77ba8b4aa2543ecb88c0b8f2d8aba9c2025-01-11T01:00:00ZengF1000 Research LtdGates Open Research2572-47542024-12-01817700Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations]Habtamu Tamene0Bee-Ah Kang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1124-2481Daryl Stephens2https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0167-2920Yihunie Lakew3Rajiv Rimal4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-9305Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Africa Avenue (Bole Road), Dembel City Center 10th Floor, P.O Box: 26171, Addis Ababa, 1000, EthiopiaDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USACenter for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Africa Avenue (Bole Road), Dembel City Center 10th Floor, P.O Box: 26171, Addis Ababa, 1000, EthiopiaDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USABackground Disproportionate uptake of and access to maternal and child health services remain significant challenges across and within countries. Differing geographic, economic, environmental, and social factors contribute to varying degrees of vulnerabilities among individuals, which manifest as disparities in maternal and newborn health outcomes. Designing solutions according to need is vital to improve maternal and child health outcomes. In this paper, we describe our study protocol on developing and evaluating the effectiveness of human-centered design (HCD) solutions to improve maternal health service uptake among vulnerable pregnant women in rural areas of Ethiopia. Methods Disproportionate uptake of and access to maternal and child health services remain significant challenges across and within countries. Differing geographic, economic, environmental, and social factors contribute to varying degrees of vulnerabilities among individuals, which manifest as disparities in maternal and newborn health outcomes. Designing solutions according to need is vital to improve maternal and child health outcomes. In this paper, we describe our study protocol on developing and evaluating the effectiveness of human-centered design (HCD) solutions to improve maternal health service uptake among vulnerable pregnant women in rural areas of Ethiopia. Conclusions and Implications Our sequential approach to evaluating initial solutions, which in turn will inform the enhancement of solutions, will provide practical insights into how solutions are accepted among vulnerable women and how they can be better integrated into women’s lives and health systems. This will inform equity-focused practice and policies targeting populations experiencing greater barriers to accessing care and provide insights into system strengthening in rural areas. Our findings will be disseminated to the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and its partners to inform large-scale implementation at the national level.https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/8-93/v2maternal and child health vulnerability human-centered design research protocoleng |
| spellingShingle | Habtamu Tamene Bee-Ah Kang Daryl Stephens Yihunie Lakew Rajiv Rimal Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] Gates Open Research maternal and child health vulnerability human-centered design research protocol eng |
| title | Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | Developing and evaluating human-centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental study [version 2; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | developing and evaluating human centered design solutions for enhancing maternal health service utilization among vulnerable pregnant women in oromia ethiopia study protocol for a quasi experimental study version 2 peer review 3 approved with reservations |
| topic | maternal and child health vulnerability human-centered design research protocol eng |
| url | https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/8-93/v2 |
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