Process of use of evidence products by frontline maternal, newborn and child health staff at the facility level in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Although the use of evidence products has been identified as beneficial in improving reproductive, maternal and child health, very little is known about the processes that facilitate the use of these evidence products by frontline Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Reproductive and Child Health (RNCH/RCH) practitioners in decision-making on the issues that confront them in their line of work. The study examined the nature, processes, and barriers, to the use of evidence products for care decision-making by frontline MNCH/RCH staff in selected health facilities in Ghana. Using a qualitative case study design, interviews of 24 frontline RNCH/RCH practitioners across 16 healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra, Eastern, and Ashanti regions of Ghana were conducted. The study employed a s

SUBMITTER: Abekah-Nkrumah G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864507 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature