Facilitators and barriers to quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health: a global situational analysis through metareview.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Conduct a global situational analysis to identify the current facilitators and barriers to improving quality of care (QoC) for pregnant women, newborns and children.

Study design

Metareview of published and unpublished systematic reviews and meta-analyses conducted between January 2000 and March 2013 in any language. Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) is used to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews.

Settings

Health systems of all countries. Study outcome: QoC measured using surrogate indicators--effective, efficient, accessible, acceptable/patient centred, equitable and safe.

Analysis

Conducted in two phases (1) qualitative synthesis of extracted data to identify and group the facilitators and barriers to improving Q

SUBMITTER: Nair M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4039842 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature