Descripción del proyecto
Asistencia prenatal para reducir la carga de las enfermedades no transmisibles en Etiopía
Etiopía se enfrenta a la necesidad de reducir las muertes prematuras causadas por enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT). El embarazo presenta una oportunidad excepcional para llevar a cabo intervenciones sobre el estilo de vida y un diagnóstico precoz. La asistencia prenatal es una estrategia fundamental para la promoción de la salud, la prevención de enfermedades y el tratamiento. En este contexto, el equipo del proyecto ENABLE, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará y aplicará un nuevo programa de prevención en cuatro núcleos urbanos de Etiopía, además de evaluar su repercusión. Con un planteamiento centrado en el usuario, el equipo del proyecto adaptará las directrices y estrategias de cambio de comportamiento de la Organización Mundial de la Salud específicamente para las mujeres embarazadas. Llevará a cabo evaluaciones ambientales, integrará las estrategias de aplicación en el sistema nacional de información sanitaria de Etiopía y aportará pruebas tangibles de sus efectos en la salud materna e infantil, así como en la reducción del riesgo de aparición de ENT.
Objetivo
To improve the health outcomes of its citizens, Ethiopia must take steps to meet SDG3.4 and decrease the number of premature deaths caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs). NCD deaths are preventable by tackling their risk factors: unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and air pollution. These risk factors are becoming increasingly prevalent in urban sites and have their origins in fetal life, and focusing prevention policies on pregnancy can yield significant benefits. Pregnancy is a unique opportunity for lifestyle interventions and antenatal care (ANC) has long been a key strategy for health promotion, disease prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment. The high ANC coverage in urban Ethiopia makes it an ideal program to support access and utilization of quality NCD services for prevention and risk reduction in urban populations. Guided by the immediate need for high-quality implementation research and evaluations in real-word settings to tackle the multisectoral and complex challenges of NCD prevention, we will fill the implementation knowledge gaps by developing, implementing, and assessing the impact of a novel prevention program in four diverse urban sites. We will apply user-centered approaches to adapt effective evidence-based WHO guidelines and implementation strategies with beneficiaries and stakeholders. Our approach for achieving behavior change in pregnant women is twofold: i) thorough assessments of women’s environments and environmental risks, as wider determinants of health; ii) integration of implementation strategies into the National Health Information system of Ethiopia. We will provide real-word evidence for the impact of implementation for behavior change, NCD risk reduction and better maternal and child health. ENABLE will support care providers for continuity and quality of overall healthcare and of NCD care and surveillance, and ultimately strengthen the Ethiopian public health system towards better health for all.
Ámbito científico
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic health
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetrics
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
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