Factors Determining Quality of Care in Family Planning Services in Africa: A Systematic Review of Mixed Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving use of family planning services is key to improving maternal health in Africa, and provision of quality of care in family planning services is critical to support higher levels of contraceptive uptake. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the available evidence on factors determining the quality of care in family planning services in Africa.

Methods

Quantitative and qualitative studies undertaken in Africa, published in English, in grey and commercial literature, between 1990 and 2015 were considered. Methodological quality of included studies was assessed using standardized tools. Findings from the quantitative studies were summarized using narrative and tables. Client satisfaction was used to assess the quality of care in family pl

SUBMITTER: Tessema GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5094662 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature