Field-testing of primary health-care indicators, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop a primary health-care monitoring framework and health outcome indicator list, and field-test and triangulate indicators designed to assess health reforms in Kerala, India, 2018-2019.

Methods

We used a modified Delphi technique to develop a 23-item indicator list to monitor primary health care. We used a multistage cluster random sampling technique to select one district from each of four district clusters, and then select both a family and a primary health centre from each of the four districts. We field-tested and triangulated the indicators using facility data and a population-based household survey.

Findings

Our data revealed similarities between facility and survey data for some indicators (e.g. low birth weight and pre-check services), but di

SUBMITTER: Nambiar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7607472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature