Research Platforms' Performance Reports SEACO 2015-2017 | Página 5

RESEARCH PROJECTS
SEACO Core Projects
The Mothers and Infants in SEACO, Segamat Project (MISS P)
MISS P provides a mechanism for collaboration, engagement and
capacity building with the district nurses and midwives of the Ministry
of Health by working with them to identify new births and undertake
postnatal visits to new mothers to monitor maternal and infant health.
We also work with the nurses to analyse existing data for monthly and
annual returns, to enable early identification of patterns in the routine
data which might present an early indication of risk factors that need
follow-up action. This is an ongoing study that involves 12 clinics and
13 data collectors (10 nurses and three non-nurses) in the five
sub-districts.
Verbal Autopsy
Verbal Autopsy data collection began in earnest with the
establishment of several mechanisms for identifying deaths in the
community, a qualitative study to identify culturally appropriate
strategies to enhance consent and accuracy of data collection and
collaboration with the National Institute for Public Health to share best
practice in data collection and Analysis.
Census Update Round
The fourth census update round was undertaken with the development
of streamlined processes for both community engagement and data
management.
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