Determinants of implementation of maternal health guidelines in Kosovo: mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the challenges to implementing clinical practice guidelines is the need to adapt guidelines to the local context and identify barriers to their uptake. Several models of framework are available to consider for use in guideline adaptation.

Methods

We completed a multiphase study to explore the implementation of maternal health guidelines in Kosovo, focusing on determinants of uptake and methods to contextualize for local use. The study involved a survey, individual interviews, focus groups, and a consensus meeting with relevant stakeholders, including clinicians (obstetricians, midwives), managers, researchers, and policy makers from the national Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization office in Pristina, Kosovo.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Straus SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3846581 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature