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X-WR-CALNAME:MPH Thesis Defense: Borey Wan 
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DESCRIPTION:Title: Assessing the Impact of Healthcare Expansion and Materna
 l Education on Maternal and Child Health (MCH)\n\nAims: This study aims to
  show how healthcare expansion\, maternal education\, and community health
  worker (CHW) programs affect maternal and child health outcomes (MCH) wit
 hin the United States and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It compares healthcare
  systems across both regions\, evaluates the effects of maternal education
  on MCH outcomes\, and examines how CHWs reduce economic burdens and impro
 ve healthcare access.\n\nMethods: A systematic literature review design wa
 s used\, combining open-access\, peer-reviewed studies published between 2
 010 and 2025. The searches were conducted in PubMed\, CINAHL\, Scopus\, an
 d Google Scholar\, focusing on articles on maternal education\, CHW-led in
 terventions\, and healthcare expansion. Studies were evaluated through the
  Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools.\n\nResults: The finding
 s showed the U.S. Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  reduced maternal mortality by 1.6 deaths per 100\,000 live births\, thoug
 h there showed racial inequities persisting. In SSA\, CHW interventions in
 creased the deliveries within institutions by up to 27% and antenatal care
  attendance (ANC) by 18%. Maternal education is associated with a 7% reduc
 tion in child mortality per additional year of schooling beyond middle sch
 ool and a 25% reduction in malnutrition risk.\n\nConclusion: Integrating f
 inancial expansion\, maternal education\, and community-based intervention
 s enables equitable\, sustainable improvements in MCH outcomes. Policy rec
 ommendations involve the uptake of formal CHW programs\, addressing struct
 ural inequities in cross-sector collaborations\, and linking education inc
 entives to healthcare access.\n\nChair: Dr. Ike Okosun
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SUMMARY:MPH Thesis Defense: Borey Wan 
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