Assessing post-abortion care using the WHO quality of care framework for maternal and newborn health: a cross-sectional study in two African hospitals in humanitarian settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abortion-related complications remain a main cause of maternal mortality. There is little evidence on the availability and quality of post-abortion care (PAC) in humanitarian settings. We assessed the quality of PAC in two hospitals supported by an international organization in Jigawa State (Nigeria) and Bangui (Central African Republic, CAR).

Methods

We mapped indicators corresponding to the eleven domains of the WHO Maternal and Newborn Health quality-of-care framework to assess inputs, processes (provision and experience of care), and outcomes of PAC. We measured these indicators in four components of a cross-sectional multi-methods study: 1) an assessment of the hospitals' PAC signal functions, 2) a survey of the knowledge, attitudes, practices, and behavior o

SUBMITTER: Pasquier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299292 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature