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. 2012 Nov 7;87(5 Suppl):46–53. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0133

Table 1.

Methods used by VHTs to identify pregnant and newly delivered women and babies

Methods Frequency (%)
Methods used by VHTs to identify pregnant women*
 Seeing pregnancy 224 (51.6)
 Home/follow-up visits 143 (33.0)
 Body and behavioral changes 116 (26.7)
 Mother comes for consultation about ANC 73 (16.8)
 Health educational meetings in villages 61 (14.0)
 Information from other community members 41 (9.5)
 Through health facility maternity unit 19 (4.4)
Methods used by VHTs to identify newly delivered women and babies*
 Notification by community members 274 (63.4)
 Close monitoring of pregnant women 164 (38.0)
 Home visits 143 (33.1)
 Visiting health facilities to get list  of newly delivered women 47 (10.9)
 Through friends and relatives 16 (3.7)
*

Multiple responses elicited.