Validation of the World Health Organization tool for situational analysis to assess emergency and essential surgical care at district hospitals in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) Tool for Situational Analysis to Assess Emergency and Essential Surgical Care (hereafter called the WHO Tool) has been used in more than 25 countries and is the largest effort to assess surgical care in the world. However, it has not yet been independently validated. Test-retest reliability is one way to validate the degree to which tests instruments are free from random error. The aim of the present field study was to determine the test-retest reliability of the WHO Tool.

Methods

The WHO Tool was mailed to 10 district hospitals in Ghana. Written instructions were provided along with a letter from the Ghana Health Services requesting the hospital administrator to complete the survey tool. After ensuring delivery and completion o

SUBMITTER: Osen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3032911 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature