Measuring coverage in MNCH: validating women's self-report of emergency cesarean sections in Ghana and the Dominican Republic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cesarean section is the only surgery for which we have nearly global population-based data. However, few surveys provide additional data related to cesarean sections. Given weaknesses in many health information systems, health planners in developing countries will likely rely on nationally representative surveys for the foreseeable future. The objective is to validate self-reported data on the emergency status of cesarean sections among women delivering in teaching hospitals in the capitals of two contrasting countries: Accra, Ghana and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (DR).

Methods and findings

This study compares hospital-based data, considered the reference standard, against women's self-report for two definitions of emergency cesarean section based on the tim

SUBMITTER: Tuncalp O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646217 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature