Task shifting levonorgestrel implant insertion to community midwife assistants in Malawi: results from a non-inferiority evaluation

• Main Authors: Dylane N. Davis (Author), Clara Lemani (Author), Nenani Kamtuwanje (Author), Billy Phiri (Author), Prisca Masepuka (Author), Sally Kuchawo (Author), Nivedita L. Bhushan (Author), Jennifer H. Tang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background In 2013, Malawi began task shifting long acting reversible contraception (LARC) insertion from Nurse Midwife Technicians (NMTs), who undergo 3 years of training, to Community Midwife Assistants (CMAs), who undergo 18 months of training. However, there is no evidence on whether CM...