Title |
The world health organization multicountry survey on maternal and newborn health: study protocol
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, October 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-11-286 |
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Authors |
João Paulo Souza, Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu, Guillermo Carroli, Pisake Lumbiganon, Zahida Qureshi, WHOMCS Research Group |
Abstract |
Effective interventions to reduce mortality and morbidity in maternal and newborn health already exist. Information about quality and performance of care and the use of critical interventions are useful for shaping improvements in health care and strengthening the contribution of health systems towards the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. The near-miss concept and the criterion-based clinical audit are proposed as useful approaches for obtaining such information in maternal and newborn health care. This paper presents the methods of the World Health Organization Multicountry Study in Maternal and Newborn Health. The main objectives of this study are to determine the prevalence of maternal near-miss cases in a worldwide network of health facilities, evaluate the quality of care using the maternal near-miss concept and the criterion-based clinical audit, and develop the near-miss concept in neonatal health. |
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United States | 4 | 31% |
Italy | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 8 | 62% |
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Members of the public | 13 | 100% |
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Brazil | 3 | <1% |
Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Spain | 2 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Nepal | 1 | <1% |
Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 292 | 96% |
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Researcher | 48 | 16% |
Student > Postgraduate | 30 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 19 | 6% |
Other | 67 | 22% |
Unknown | 59 | 19% |
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Social Sciences | 24 | 8% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
Other | 36 | 12% |
Unknown | 70 | 23% |