Monitoring childbirth care in primary health facilities: a validity study in Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving the quality of facility-based births is a critical strategy for reducing the high burden of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity across all settings. Accurate data on childbirth care is essential for monitoring progress. In northeastern Nigeria, we assessed the validity of childbirth care indicators in a rural primary health care context, as documented by health workers and reported by women at different recall periods.

Methods

We compared birth observations (gold standard) to: (i) facility exit interviews with observed women; (ii) household follow-up interviews 9-22 months after childbirth; and (iii) health worker documentation in the maternity register. We calculated sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) t

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharya AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657002 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature