Program assessment of efforts to improve the quality of postpartum counselling in health centers in Morogoro region, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The postpartum period represents a critical window where many maternal and child deaths occur. We assess the quality of postpartum care (PPC) as well as efforts to improve service delivery through additional training and supervision in Health Centers (HCs) in Morogoro Region, Tanzania.

Methods

Program implementers purposively selected nine program HCs for assessment with another nine HCs in the region remaining as comparison sites in a non-randomized program evaluation. PPC quality was assessed by examining structural inputs; provider and client profiles; processes (PNC counselling) and outcomes (patient knowledge) through direct observations of equipment, supplies and infrastructure (n = 18) and PPC counselling (n = 45); client exit interviews (n = 41); a provide

SUBMITTER: LeFevre A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031177 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature