Factors That Influence Data Use to Improve Health Service Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health service delivery indicators are designed to reveal how well health services meet a community's needs. Effective use of the data can enable targeted improvements in health service delivery. We conducted a systematic review to identify the factors that influence the use of health service delivery indicators to improve delivery of primary health care services in low- and middle-income settings.

Methods

We reviewed empirical studies published in 2005 or later that provided evidence on the use of health service delivery data at the primary care level in low- and middle-income countries. We searched Scopus, Medline, the Cochrane Library, and citations of included studies. We also searched the gray literature, using a separate strategy. We extracted information on

SUBMITTER: Rendell N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541116 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature