Using guidelines to improve neonatal health in China and Vietnam: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal health (NH) remains a major problem in many countries. Children dying before 28 days often suffer from conditions that are preventable or treatable with proven, cost-effective interventions. The knowledge gaps are no longer about what should be done, but to understand why guidelines including these interventions are not followed. Using a behaviour change framework, this study explores neonatal health guidelines use and the role of management in supporting effective usage in two rural settings in China and Vietnam.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with policy makers, health care managers and providers (n = 49) and focus group discussions with women, husbands and grandmothers who had experienced maternal and NH care services within the last year (n = 7) w

SUBMITTER: Raven J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5106829 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature