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Capacity of health facilities for diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: There are dearth of literature on the capacity of the health system to diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. …
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When, where and who? Accessing health facility delivery care from the perspective of women and men in Tanzania: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Childbirth is a momentous event for women and their partners, yet women continue to die in childbirth worldwide, particularly …
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Tracking facility-based perinatal deaths in Tanzania: Results from an indicator validation assessment
BACKGROUND: Globally, an estimated 2.7 million babies die in the neonatal period annually, and of these, about 0.7 million die …
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Assessment of facility readiness for implementing the WHO/UNICEF standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities – experiences from UNICEF’s implementation in three countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: There is a global drive to promote facility deliveries but unless coupled with concurrent improvement in care quality, it …
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Clinical mentoring to improve quality of care provided at three NIM-ART facilities: A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The South African Department of Health implemented the nurse-initiated management of antiretroviral treatment (NIM-ART) programme as a policy to …
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Home deliveries in the capital: a qualitative exploration of barriers to institutional deliveries in peri-urban areas of Lusaka, Zambia
BACKGROUND: A shortage of skilled birth attendants and low quality of care in health facilities along with unattended home deliveries …
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"We call them miracle babies": How health care providers understand neonatal near-misses at three teaching hospitals in Ghana
Neonatal mortality is a significant problem in many low-resource countries, yet for every death there are many more newborns who …
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Caesarean section audit to improve quality of care in a rural referral hospital in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Caesarean section (CS) is often a life-saving procedure, but can also lead to serious complications, even more so in …
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Surgical informed consent in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries: experience from a comprehensive teaching hospital in Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Surgical Informed Consent (SIC) has long been recognized as an important component of modern medicine. The ultimate goals of …
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Effective coverage of essential inpatient care for small and sick newborns in a high mortality urban setting: a cross-sectional study in Nairobi City County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Effective coverage requires that those in need can access skilled care supported by adequate resources. There are, however, few …
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Prevalence, outcome and quality of care among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Kenyan hospitals: A multi-site observational study
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major cause of admission and inpatient mortality worldwide in children aged less than …
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HIV and early hospital readmission: evaluation of a tertiary medical facility in Lilongwe, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Delivery of quality healthcare in resource-limited settings is an important, understudied public health priority. Thirty-day (early) hospital readmission is …
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Measurement of patient reported disability using WHODAS 2.0 before and after surgical intervention in Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measure the quality of care from the patient's perspective. PROs are an important measure of …
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If you can’t measure it- you can’t change it – a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for …
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Completeness of the Road-to-Health Booklet and Road-to-Health Card: Results of cross-sectional surveillance at a provincial tertiary hospital
BACKGROUND: Accurate record-keeping is important for continuity and quality of care. Completing a child's Road-to-Health Booklet (RTHB), or the older, …
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Increasing women’s access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in rural Edo State, Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Nigeria presently has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths (stillbirth and neonatal deaths) in …
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Economic evaluation of a mentorship and enhanced supervision program to improve quality of integrated management of childhood illness care in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) can reduce under-5 morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. A program to strengthen …
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Perception of quality health care delivery under capitation payment: a cross-sectional survey of health insurance subscribers and providers in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Ghana introduced capitation payment method in 2012 but was faced with resistance for its perceived poor quality of care. …
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Development and validation of the quality care questionnaire –palliative care (QCQ-PC): patient-reported assessment of quality of palliative care
BACKGROUND: In this study, we aimed to develop and validate an instrument that could be used by patients with cancer …
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Quality of Care for Children with Severe Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo