ArticlePloS one2016
Measuring Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Developing Countries Using Demographic and Health Surveys.
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- Measures to assess quality of postnatal care: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Baseline assessment of the WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA maternal and newborn quality-of-care standards around childbirth: Results from an intermediate hospital, northeast Namibia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Development of measures for assessing mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth based on labour observations.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- A new content-qualified antenatal care coverage indicator: Development and validation of a score using national health surveys in low- and middle-income countries.Journal of global health · 2021Article
- Pregnant women perceptions regarding their husbands and in-laws' support during pregnancy: a qualitative study.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
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- Beyond adequate: Factors associated with quality of antenatal care in western Tanzania.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2020Article
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- Measurement approaches in continuum of care for maternal health: a critical interpretive synthesis of evidence from LMICs and its implications for the South African context.BMC health services research · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the greatest obstacles facing efforts to address quality of care in low and middle income countries is the absence of relevant and reliable data. This article proposes a methodology for creating a single "Quality Index" (QI) representing quality of maternal and neonatal health care based upon data collected as part of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) program.
methodsUsing the 2012 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey dataset, indicators of quality of care were identified based on the recommended guidelines outlined in the WHO Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Two sets of indicators were created; one set only including indicators available in the standard DHS questionnaire and the other including all indicators identified in the Indonesian dataset. For each indicator set composite indices were created using Principal Components Analysis and a modified form of Equal Weighting. These indices were tested for internal coherence and robustness, as well as their comparability with each other. Finally a single QI was chosen to explore the variation in index scores across a number of known equity markers in Indonesia including wealth, urban rural status and geographical region.
resultsThe process of creating quality indexes from standard DHS data was proven to be feasible, and initial results from Indonesia indicate particular disparities in the quality of care received by the poor as well as those living in outlying regions.
conclusionsThe QI represents an important step forward in efforts to understand, measure and improve quality of MNCH care in developing countries.
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