Availability and the quality of key newborn data within routine health facility data: findings of the IMPULSE observational study in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With declining funding for population-based household surveys, routine health facility data offer a promising alternative for tracking newborn health and service quality. However, their utility depends on data quality. We assessed the quality of ten data elements within routine health information systems in the Central African Republic (CAR), Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda, seven of which align with the Every Newborn Action Plan core newborn indicators.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in 97 emergency obstetric and newborn care facilities across 4 countries between November 2022 and July 2024. We extracted three months of routine register and summary report data on ten maternal and newborn elements (two denominators, three outcome numerators, five newb

SUBMITTER: Kananura RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12677238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature