Development of indicators for integrated antenatal care service provision: a feasibility study in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While service integration has gained prominence as an objective of many global initiatives, there is no widely recognised single definition of integration nor a clear understanding of how programmes are integrated into health systems to achieve improved health outcomes. This study aims to review measurement approaches for integrated antenatal care (ANC) services, propose and operationalise indicators for measuring ANC service integration and inform an integrated ANC indicator recommendation for use in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Design

Feasibility study.

Setting

Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Methods

Our six-step approach included: (1) conceptualise ANC service integration models; (2) conduct a targeted lit

SUBMITTER: Sheffel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9896237 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature