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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
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Predictors associated with unplanned hospital readmission of medical and surgical intensive care unit survivors within 30 days of discharge
BACKGROUND: Reducing the 30-day unplanned hospital readmission rate is a goal for physicians and policymakers in order to improve quality …
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Quality of care in integrated community case management services in Bugoye, Uganda: a retrospective observational study
BACKGROUND: Village health workers (VHWs) in five villages in Bugoye subcounty (Kasese District, Uganda) provide integrated community case management (iCCM) …
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Analysis of socioeconomic differences in the quality of antenatal services in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)
The desired results of increasing access and availability of antenatal care (ANC) services may not be realized if the quality …
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A hidden burden of neonatal illness? A cross-sectional study of all admissions aged less than one month across twelve Kenyan County hospitals
Background: Small and sick newborns need high quality specialised care within health facilities to address persistently high neonatal mortality in …
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“We were being treated like the Queen”: understanding trial factors influencing high paediatric malaria treatment adherence in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Adherence to anti-malarial medication is highly variable but frequently suboptimal. Numerous interventions with a variety of methodological approaches have …
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Ambivalence in pregnancy intentions: The effect of quality of care and context among a cohort of women attending family planning clinics in Kenya
CONTEXT: Ambivalence in pregnancy intentions is well-documented in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings and has been associated with inconsistent use of …
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Challenges and opportunities for healthcare workers in a rural district of Chad
BACKGROUND: Trained healthcare workers are an essential resource for effective health systems. However, healthcare workers' perspective on healthcare, the challenges …
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Bias in patient satisfaction surveys : a threat to measuring healthcare quality - analysis
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A hidden burden of neonatal illness? A cross-sectional study of all admissions aged less than one month across twelve Kenyan County hospitals
Background: Small and sick newborns need high quality specialised care within health facilities to address persistently high neonatal mortality in …
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Exploring the feasibility of eHealth solutions to decrease delays in maternal healthcare in remote communities of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Despite the introduction of the Millennium Development Goal to reduce maternal deaths from 400 to 100 per 100,000 live …
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Antenatal care and opportunities for quality improvement of service provision in resource limited settings: A mixed methods study
Antenatal care is essential to improve maternal and newborn health and wellbeing. The majority of pregnant women in Tanzania attend …
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What makes or mars the facility-based childbirth experience: thematic analysis of women’s childbirth experiences in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for approximately 66% of global maternal deaths. Poor person-centered maternity care, which emphasizes the quality of …
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Data-driven quality improvement in low-and middle-income country health systems: lessons from seven years of implementation experience across Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia
BACKGROUND: Well-functioning health systems need to utilize data at all levels, from the provider, to local and national-level decision makers, …
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Illness recognition and care seeking for maternal complications of pregnancy and birth in rural Amhara and Oromia Regional States of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has made steady progress in improving maternal health over the decade, yet mortality remains high. The Maternal and …
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Obstetric fistulae in southern Mozambique: incidence, obstetric characteristics and treatment
BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating consequences of unmet needs in obstetric services. Systematic reviews suggest that …
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Expanding malaria diagnosis and treatment in Lao PDR: lessons learned from a public–private mix initiative
BACKGROUND: As in other countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the private health sector constitutes a significant avenue where …
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A complex intervention to improve implementation of World Health Organization guidelines for diagnosis of severe illness in low-income settings: a quasi-experimental study from Uganda
BACKGROUND: To improve management of severely ill hospitalized patients in low-income settings, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a triage …
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Severe maternal outcomes and quality of care at district hospitals in Rwanda– a multicentre prospective case-control study
BACKGROUND: Despite a significant decrease in maternal mortality in the last decade, Rwanda needs further progress in order to achieve …