Development and validation of a new set of indicators to assess the quality of maternal and child nutritional care at the primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal and child malnutrition is a worldwide public health problem with short, medium, and long-term adverse consequences for both mother and child. In Mexico, maternal and child malnutrition represents a serious public health problem that must be urgently addressed. In this context, Primary Health Care (PHC) plays an important role in the prevention, detection, monitoring, and treatment of the different forms of maternal and child malnutrition. Assessing the quality of nutritional care offered at this level of care is necessary in order to improve it; however, there are no indicators for the evaluation of this quality. Therefore, this study aimed at developing a set of indicators to assess the quality of maternal and child nutritional care at PHC.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Ancira-Moreno M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9769120 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature