SynthesisBulletin of the World Health Organization2015
Data collection tools for maternal and child health in humanitarian emergencies: a systematic review.
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- The role and scope of practice of midwives in humanitarian settings: a systematic review and content analysis.Human resources for health · 2019Pooled it
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- Scaling up a monitoring and evaluation framework for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services and outcomes in humanitarian settings: A global initiative.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- Feasibility of establishing a core set of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health indicators in humanitarian settings: results from a multi-methods assessment in Bangladesh.Reproductive health · 2022Article
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- Challenges and strategies in conducting sexual and reproductive health research among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.Conflict and health · 2020Article
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- Infant and young child nutritional status and their caregivers' feeding knowledge and hygiene practices in internally displaced person camps, Somalia.BMC nutrition · 2019Article
- A systematic review of monitoring and evaluation indicators for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings.Conflict and health · 2019Review
- Reproductive health in the recent disasters of Iran: a management perspective.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Experiences from the field: maternal, reproductive and child health data collection in humanitarian and emergency situations.International health · 2016Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe tools used for the assessment of maternal and child health issues in humanitarian emergency settings.
methodsWe systematically searched MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge and POPLINE databases for studies published between January 2000 and June 2014. We also searched the websites of organizations active in humanitarian emergencies. We included studies reporting the development or use of data collection tools concerning the health of women and children in humanitarian emergencies. We used narrative synthesis to summarize the studies.
findingsWe identified 100 studies: 80 reported on conflict situations and 20 followed natural disasters. Most studies (76/100) focused on the health status of the affected population while 24 focused on the availability and coverage of health services. Of 17 different data collection tools identified, 14 focused on sexual and reproductive health, nine concerned maternal, newborn and child health and four were used to collect information on sexual or gender-based violence. Sixty-nine studies were done for monitoring and evaluation purposes, 18 for advocacy, seven for operational research and six for needs assessment.
conclusionPractical and effective means of data collection are needed to inform life-saving actions in humanitarian emergencies. There are a wide variety of tools available, not all of which have been used in the field. A simplified, standardized tool should be developed for assessment of health issues in the early stages of humanitarian emergencies. A cluster approach is recommended, in partnership with operational researchers and humanitarian agencies, coordinated by the World Health Organization.
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