Long-term outcomes of a paediatric quality improvement project in Central Asia: changes take time, time for a change.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality health care is essential for reducing child mortality. A three-year World Health Organization (WHO) quality improvement (QI) project, implemented in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan between 2012 and 2014, aimed to enhance the quality of paediatric hospital care and thereby reduce child mortality. The intervention included training on international guidelines, provision of medicines, supplies, and equipment, and supportive supervision. This study assessed whether the project was successful in improving clinical practices in the long term in both countries.

Methods

We matched intervention hospitals with hospitals that did not participate in the QI project (control hospitals). We randomly selected medical records of children aged 2-59 months who were hospit

SUBMITTER: Jullien S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950901 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature