biostudies-literatureUnknown5(12)Di Giorgio LWilliam and Flora Hewlett FoundationBill and Melinda Gates FoundationThe Service Delivery Indicators Trust Fund at the World Bank<h4>Objective</h4>Assess the quality of healthcare across African countries based on health providers' clinical knowledge, their clinic attendance and drug availability, with a focus on seven conditions accounting for a large share of child and maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, pneumonia, diabetes, neonatal asphyxia and postpartum haemorrhage.<h4>Methods</h4>With nationally representative, cross-sectional data from ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa, collected using clinical vignettes (to assess provider knowledge), unannounced visits (to assess provider absenteeism) and visual inspections of facilities (to assess availability of drugs and equipment), we assess whether health providers are available and have sufficient knowledge and means to diagnBMJ global healthe003377https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7751199biostudies-literatureAnalysis of clinical knowledge, absenteeism and availability of resources for maternal and child health: a cross-sectional quality of care study in 10 African countries.PMC7751199Lindelow MSvensson JDi Giorgio LWane WEvans DKWelander Tarneberg ANguyen SNfalseAnalysis of clinical knowledge, absenteeism and availability of resources for maternal and child health: a cross-sectional quality of care study in 10 African countries.<h4>Objective</h4>Assess the quality of healthcare across African countries based on health providers' clinical knowledge, their clinic attendance and drug availability, with a focus on seven conditions accounting for a large share of child and maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhoea, pneumonia, diabetes, neonatal asphyxia and postpartum haemorrhage.<h4>Methods</h4>With nationally representative, cross-sectional data from ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa, collected using clinical vignettes (to assess provider knowledge), unannounced visits (to assess provider absenteeism) and visual inspections of facilities (to assess availability of drugs and equipment), we assess whether health providers are available and have sufficient knowledge and means to diagn2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Dec2026-07-16T03:18:46.164Z2026-07-09T10:31:24.975ZS-EPMC77511993335525910.1136/bmjgh-2020-003377