COVID-19: How Can Doulas Support Pandemic Control?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.337Keywords:
- COVID-19,
- Doulas Training Curriculum,
- Task Shifting,
- Epidemic Intelligence,
- Contact Tracing
Abstract
COVID-19 represents a great threat to public health in the 21st century so far, with the maternal and child (MCH) population being particularly vulnerable. With the healthcare workforce getting overwhelmed by a resurgence of cases, task-shifting approaches are a viable option to address the acute shortage of personnel for epidemic intelligence assignments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We propose an intensive and short-duration curriculum to train Doulas versed in MCH epidemic intelligence and capable of reducing the burden of COVID-19 and its consequences on the MCH population. The effectiveness of the proposed curriculum will be monitored using a rapid-cycle evaluative approach to ascertain progressive enhancement over time.
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2021-06-02
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Maiyegun, S. O., Yusuf, K. K., Dongarwar, D., Ibrahimi, S., Ikedionwu, C., & Salihu, H. M. (2021). COVID-19: How Can Doulas Support Pandemic Control?. International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health, 5(2), 72–75. https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.337
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Copyright © 2021 Sitratullah O Maiyegun, Korede K Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Sahra Ibrahimi, Chioma Ikedionwu, Hamisu M Salihu. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., USA.
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