Quality of nutrition services in primary health care facilities: Implications for integrating nutrition into the health system in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2011, the Bangladesh Government introduced the National Nutrition Services (NNS) by leveraging the existing health infrastructure to deliver nutrition services to pregnant woman and children. This study examined the quality of nutrition services provided during antenatal care (ANC) and management of sick children younger than five years.

Methods

Service delivery quality was assessed across three dimensions; structural readiness, process and outcome. Structural readiness was assessed by observing the presence of equipment, guidelines and register/reporting forms in ANC rooms and consulting areas for sick children at 37 primary healthcare facilities in 12 sub-districts. In addition, the training and knowledge relevant to nutrition service delivery of 95 healthcar

SUBMITTER: Billah SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5436890 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature