Beyond facility-based births: Is Uganda delivering effective maternal and newborn care? An analysis of the 2022 demographic health survey and 2023 harmonized health facility assessment survey.

ABSTRACT: Maternal and newborn studies in Uganda have primarily focused on measuring contact coverage, such as the proportion of facility-based births. However, this is inadequate and may overestimate the benefits of services provided to women and newborns if the quality of care in the facilities is not considered. Effective coverage of care addresses this limitation and adjusts for the quality of services. This study assessed the effective coverage of maternal and newborn care for facility-based births in Uganda using the 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the 2023 Harmonized Health Facility Assessment (HHFA). The analysis included 5,618 women who had a live birth in the two years preceding the DHS, and 636 facilities providing childbirth care from the HHFA. Facility readiness was

SUBMITTER: Turigye B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574829 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature