Evaluations of effective coverage of maternal and child health services: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Conventionally used coverage measures do not reflect the quality of care. Effective coverage (EC) assesses the extent to which health care services deliver potential health gains to the population by integrating concepts of utilization, need and quality. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of studies evaluating EC of maternal and child health services, quality measurement strategies and disparities across wealth quantiles. A systematic search was performed in six electronic databases [MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), Scopus, Web of Science and Maternity and Infant Care] and grey literature. We also undertook a hand search of references. We developed search terms having no restrictions based on publication period, country or language. We included

SUBMITTER: Ferede Gebremedhin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347022 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature