Can routine health facility data be used to monitor subnational coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in Uganda?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine health facility data are a critical source of local monitoring of progress and performance at the subnational level. Uganda has been using district health statistics from facility data for many years. We aimed to systematically assess data quality and examine different methods to obtain plausible subnational estimates of coverage for maternal, newborn and child health interventions.

Methods

Annual data from the Uganda routine health facility information system 2015-2019 for all 135 districts were used, as well as national surveys for external comparison and the identification of near-universal coverage interventions. The quality of reported data on antenatal and delivery care and child immunization was assessed through completeness of facility reporting, p

SUBMITTER: Agiraembabazi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436491 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature