Understanding health systems to improve community and facility level newborn care among displaced populations in South Sudan: a mixed methods case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Targeted clinical interventions have been associated with a decreased risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. In conflict-affected countries such as South Sudan, however, implementation of lifesaving interventions face barriers and facilitators that are not well understood. We aimed to describe the factors that influence implementation of a package of facility- and community-based neonatal interventions in four displaced person camps in South Sudan using a health systems framework.

Methods

We used a mixed method case study design to document the implementation of neonatal interventions from June to November 2016 in one hospital, four primary health facilities, and four community health programs operated by International Medical Corps. We collected primary data u

SUBMITTER: Sami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086013 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature