Background Kenya’s high maternal mortality ratio can be partly explained by the low proportion
of women delivering in health facilities attended by skilled birth attendants (SBAs). Many …

Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2014 using mixed approaches:(i)
Desk review;(ii) Interviews; and (iii) Direct observation. Results Almost one year after the …

Background Kenya has a maternal mortality ratio of 488 per 100,000 live births. Preventing
maternal deaths depends significantly on the presence of a skilled birth attendant at delivery. …

… Alemayehu Worku and Josephat Nyagero critically edited the manuscript and review and
corrected from proposal development to this manuscript development. All the authors have …

Background In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi
sub-county, the “Boma” model was launched to promote health facility delivery by establishing …

Background Kenya has a high burden of maternal and newborn mortality. Consequently, the
Government of Kenya introduced health system reforms to promote the availability of skilled …

… Josephat Nyagero contributed in the interpretation of data, contribution to writing and final
version approval. Lawrence Ikamari contributed in interpretation of data, contribution to writing …

Methods A cross-sectional study design using mixed methods was conducted in 2013 in
three selected districts of Tanzania. We randomly selected 398 young people including those …

… Wassie and Muluken Dessalegn drafted the manuscript and reviewed edited and finalize
the manuscript and Josephat Nyagero and Maereg Wagnew, read critically reviewed, edited …

… Pan Afr Med J … Pan Afr Med J … Josephat Nyagero critically reviewed and edited the
manuscript before its submission. All authors have read and agreed to the final manuscript. …