Implementing at-scale, community-based distribution of misoprostol tablets to mothers in the third stage of labor for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Early results and lessons learned

Nosakhare Orobaton; Jumare Abdulazeez; Dele Abegunde; Kamil Shoretire; Abubakar Maishanu; Nnenna Ikoro; Bolaji Fapohunda; Wapada Balami; Katherine Beal; Akeem Ganiyu; Ringpon Gwamzhi; Anne Austin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170739

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Implementing at-scale, community-based distribution of misoprostol tablets to mothers in the third stage of labor for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Early results and lessons learned

Nosakhare Orobaton,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Jumare Abdulazeez,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Dele Abegunde,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Kamil Shoretire,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Abubakar Maishanu,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Nnenna Ikoro,

Affiliation JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Bolaji Fapohunda,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Wapada Balami,

Affiliation Department of Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria
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Katherine Beal,

Affiliation JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Akeem Ganiyu,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Ringpon Gwamzhi,

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Anne Austin

* E-mail: anne_austin@jsi.com

Affiliations JSI Research &Training Institute, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, USAID/Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Sokoto, Nigeria
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Implementing at-scale, community-based distribution of misoprostol tablets to mothers in the third stage of labor for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Early results and lessons learned

Nosakhare Orobaton,
Jumare Abdulazeez,
Dele Abegunde,
Kamil Shoretire,
Abubakar Maishanu,
Nnenna Ikoro,
Bolaji Fapohunda,
Wapada Balami,
Katherine Beal,
Akeem Ganiyu

Published: February 24, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170739

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