Social accountability in primary health care facilities in Tanzania: Results from Star Rating Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Star Rating Assessment (SRA) was initiated in 2015 in Tanzania aiming at improving the quality of services provided in Primary Healthcare (PHC) facilities. Social accountability (SA) is among the 12 assessment areas of SRA tools. We aimed to assess the SA performance and its predictors among PHC facilities in Tanzania based on findings of a nationwide reassessment conducted in 2017/18.

Methods

We used the SRA database with results of 2017/2018 to perform a cross-sectional secondary data analysis on SA dataset. We used proportions to determine the performance of the following five SA indicators: functional committees/boards, display of information on available resources, addressing local concerns, health workers' engagement with local community, and involvement of

SUBMITTER: Kinyenje ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9312412 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature