Building district-level capacity for continuous improvement in maternal and newborn health

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL1, 2014, Pages

  Stover, Kim Ethier ^a   Tesfaye, Solomon ^a   Frew, Aynalem Hailemichael ^b   Mohammed, Hajira ^b   Barry, Danika ^c   Alamineh, Lamesgin ^b   Teshome, Abebe ^b   Hepburn, Kenneth ^c   Sibley, Lynn M ^c  

^a United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (Ethiopia)

^b JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative improvement; Community; Health systems strengthening; Maternal and neonatal health; Plan do study act (PDSA) cycle; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT WELFARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEADERSHIP; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894091527     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12164     Document Type: Article

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