Small Area Variation in the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in India.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In India, the district serves as the primary policy unit for implementing and allocating resources for various programs aimed at improving key developmental and health indicators. Recent evidence highlights that high-quality care for mothers and newborns is critical to reduce preventable mortality. However, the geographic variation in maternal and newborn health service quality has never been investigated.

Objective

To examine the variation between smaller areas within districts in the quality of maternal and newborn care in India.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study assessed data from women aged 15 to 49 years on the most recent birth (singleton or multiples) in the 5 years that preceded the fifth National Family Health Survey (Jun

SUBMITTER: Lee HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9706367 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature