Are process indicators adequate to assess essential obstetric care at district level? A case study from Rufiji District, Tanzania
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Urassa, David P.
Carlstedt, Anders Nyström, Lennarth Massawe, Siriel N. Lindmark, Gunilla |
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2006-08-24T17:37:28Z
2006-08-24T17:37:28Z 2005-12-31 |
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http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=rh05044
African Journal of Reproductive Health (ISSN: 1118-4841) Vol 9 Num 3 http://hdl.handle.net/1807/4997 |
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To assess coverage and quality of essential obstetric care (EOC) and the appropriateness of using process indicators, a 3-month follow-up study was done in Rufiji district, Tanzania, involving 2 hospitals, 4 health centres, 10 large dispensaries and 10 randomly selected small dispensaries. Data collection was done on process indicators as suggested by UNICEF/WHO/UNFPA (UN) and 'unmet obstetric need (UON) for major obstetric intervention (MOI)'. With standard values in (brackets), the district had two comprehensive EOC facilities, births in EOC amounted to 62% (15%), met need for EOC was 76% (100%), caesarean section (C/S) rate 4.1% (>5%), hospital case fatality rate (CFR) 1.0% ( |
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en
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Women's Health and Action Research Centre
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http://www.bioline.org.br/rh
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Copyright 2005 - Women's Health and Action Research Centre
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Quality of obstetric care, met needs, process indicators, program evaluation, Africa. Quality of obstetric care, met needs, process indicators, program evaluation, Africa. |
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Are process indicators adequate to assess essential obstetric care at district level? A case study from Rufiji District, Tanzania
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journal
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