Effects of the EQUIP quasi-experimental study testing a collaborative quality improvement approach for maternal and newborn health care in Tanzania and Uganda

Implementation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Waiswa, P ^a,b   Manzi, F ^c   Mbaruku, G ^c   Rowe, A K ^d   Marx, M ^e   Tomson, G ^b   Marchant, T ^f   Willey, B A ^f   Schellenberg, J ^f   Peterson, S ^a,b,g   Hanson, C ^b,f   Akuze, J ^a   Baker, U ^a   Balidawa, H ^a,h   Mandu, R ^a   Kajjo, D ^a   Kalungi, J ^a   Saulnier, D ^b   Arafumin, ^c   Jaribu, J ^c   Majura, A ^c   Okuga, M ^c   Sedekia, Y ^c,f   Temu, S ^c   Kawala, B ^g   Msonde, I ⁱ   Tancred, T ^f   more..

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

ⁱ Tandahimba District Council   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TANZANIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UGANDA;

BREAST FEEDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; OXYTOCIN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 85025603275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0604-x     Document Type: Article

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