Using quality improvement methods to test and scale up a new national policy on early post-natal care in Ghana

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 622-632

  Twum Danso, Nana A Y ^a   Dasoberi, Ireneous N ^b   Amenga Etego, Isaac A ^b   Adondiwo, Ane ^b   Kanyoke, Ernest ^b   Boadu, Richard O ^b   Atinbire, Solomon ^b   Balagumyetime, Phoebe ^c   Bagni, Francisca ^c   Kubio, Chrysanthus ^c   Sagoe Moses, Isabella ^c   Barker, Pierre M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b National Catholic Health Service   (Ghana)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; implementation science; large scale change; neonatal mortality; post natal care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; POSTNATAL CARE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; POSTNATAL CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906054120     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt048     Document Type: Article

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