Primary health Centres' performance assessment measures in developing countries: review of the empirical literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is universally accepted that primary healthcare is essential for achieving public health and that assessment of its performance is critical for continuous improvement. The World Health Organization's (WHO's) framework for performance assessment is a comprehensive global standard, but difficult to apply in developing countries because of financial and data constraints. This study aims to review the empirical literature on measures for Primary Health Centre (PHC) performance assessment in developing countries, and compare them for comprehensiveness with the aspects described by the WHO Framework.

Methods

Research articles published in English scientific journals between January 1979 and October 2016 were reviewed systematically. The reporting quality of the artic

SUBMITTER: Bangalore Sathyananda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6085632 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature