Assessing quality of newborn care at district facilities in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malawi is celebrated as one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing under-5 mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. However, within this age range neonatal mortality rates are the slowest to decline, even though rates of facility births are increasing. Examining the quality of neonatal care at district-level facilities where most deliveries occur is warranted.

Objective

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the quality of neonatal care in three district hospitals and one primary health centre in southern Malawi as well as to report the limitations and lessons learned on using the WHO integrated quality of care assessment tool.

Methods

These facility assessments were part of the "Integrating

SUBMITTER: Kawaza K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7079536 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature