Facility newborn and stillbirth data use and enabling factors at different levels of the health system: findings of the IMPULSE study across 142 sites in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving data quality and use is a priority identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce stillbirths and newborn deaths; however, few studies have documented newborn and stillbirth data use in the African Region. To address this gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study from November 2022 to July 2024 in 12 regions and four city administrations across the Central African Republic (CAR), Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Methods

We collected data using Every Newborn - Measurement Improvement for Newborn & Stillbirth Indicators (EN-MINI) tools, through direct observation, and from routine electronic and/or paper-based forms and reports. We analysed both the overall and country-level samples following the Performance of Routine Information System Manage

SUBMITTER: Abathun F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715746 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature