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Effect of Integrated Supportive Supervision on the Quality of Health-Care Service Delivery in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria.
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- Effect of integrated supportive supervision on availability of resources for health care service delivery and uptake of services in Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, evidence from the Saving One Million Lives program for result supported facilities.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Impact of health system governance on healthcare quality in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Health services supervision in a protracted crisis: a qualitative study into supportive supervision practices in South Sudan.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Does frequency of supportive supervisory visits influence health service delivery?-Dose and response study.PloS one · 2020Article
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backgroundKatsina State Government in Northern Nigeria introduced integrated supportive supervision (ISS) in primary health centers. The study was guided by the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative Conceptual Framework. The goal of the study was to measure the impact of ISS on the quality of primary health-care delivery. The outcome variables measured include infrastructure, basic equipment, human resources for health, essential drugs, the number of pregnant women screened for HIV, and the number of children receiving immunization.
methodsThe study was a cross-sectional survey of 34 health facilities. Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test followed by Dunn post hoc test and analysis of variance followed by Tukey post hoc test were both employed to compare the mean values of various indicators obtained over 6 visits of the ISS program from July 2018 to December 2018.
findingsThe study shows the positive effect of the ISS on infrastructure, human resources for health, essential drugs, and the number of pregnant women screened for HIV (
conclusionIntegrated supportive supervision need to be embedded into the 3 levels (primary, secondary, and tertiary) of health-care service delivery. IMPLICATIONS: Integrated supportive supervision will strengthen the Katsina State health system, ensure efficient use of the health facility assets and resources utilization, and improve patient/client satisfaction.
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