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8044882

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and traditional healers form an important link in the chain of health personnel providing primary health care in Malawi. In spite of the establishment of hospitals and health centres, it is to these traditional healers and TBAs that the majority of people turn in times of sickness and child-birth. Approximately 60 per cent of all deliveries in Malawi occur in the villages. It is therefore important that due regard be paid to the activities of these traditional practitioners in order to ensure the achievement of the goal--"Health for all by the year 2000". The training of TBAs is seen as part of the Maternal and Child Health Services in the country. The Ministry of Health is responsible for the training and control of Traditional Birth Attendants and in 1976 opened a register in order to list all those trained. In early 1978 a training course for selected TBAs was conducted at the Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe and from 1982 the training programme evolved into a national training programme for TBAs. By February 1987, a total of 841 Traditional birth Attendants had been trained and the programme is still continuing.
pubmed:keyword
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
J
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0379-8577
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: In 1978, a pilot training course was established for 15 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in Kamuzu, Malawi. By 1987, 841 TBAs had been trained. The pilot training program aimed to train TBAs for normal deliveries and for referring complications to the hospital. The course extended over two weeks with follow-up visits. Evaluation of the pilot program produced positive results. The aim of the national training program was to increase TBA influence and work. The national training program evolved through the efforts of Dr. C. Bullough; began in Lilongwe District in 1978; and was expanded to Mzimba, Dowa, and Mwanza Districts in 1980. The whole country was involved by 1982. The national course was expanded to four weeks and involved lectures, observation, discussions, role play, demonstrations, practice, evaluation exercises, field trips, tours of health centers, and social activities specific to health issues, such as personal hygiene and sanitation. The trainers participated in workshops in May 1981 with follow-up workshops in June and July. Two trainers, who were health nurses or midwives, were selected from each district. Trainers received instruction in culture and the association with health, TBA profiles, a syllabus review, teaching methods, selection criteria for the program, and supervision of TBAs. A national workshop for trainers was conducted in Lilongwe in 1985; training activities were reviewed and TBA activities examined. An outgrowth of this workshop was the inclusion of refresher units on child spacing and malaria and diarrhea management. Training was sensitive to and created sensitivity toward local customs and needs. Sterile kits were provided for cutting the umbilical cord. The case study of a visit to a local TBA and traditional healer pointed out the ability of a TBA to combine modern obstetrics with traditional medicine. A national evaluation was conducted in 1985 and 1986.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Traditional birth attendants in Malawi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article