The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013
Brault MA, Ngure K, Haley CA, Kabaka S, Sergon K, Desta T, Mwinga K, Vermund SH, Kipp AM. The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0181777. PMID: 28763454, PMCID: PMC5538680, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChild HealthChild Health ServicesChild MortalityChild, PreschoolFemaleFocus GroupsHealth PolicyHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKenyaMaleMaternal Health ServicesNeonatologyObstetricsPregnancyRural PopulationUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsCommunity health strategyNew policiesAFRO regionQualitative dataCountry case studiesUser feesChild survivalDepth case studyMillennium Development GoalsInsufficient progressEssential packageFour-country studyCase studyPolicies/strategiesKenya's effortsPolicy reviewDevelopment GoalsHealth strategiesNational documentsNeonatal careGeographic inequitiesInequitiesKey barriersProvision of immunizationsAfrican regionMaternal and neonatal services in Ethiopia: measuring and improving quality
Canavan ME, Brault MA, Tatek D, Burssa D, Teshome A, Linnander E, Bradley EH. Maternal and neonatal services in Ethiopia: measuring and improving quality. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2017, 95: 473-477. PMID: 28603314, PMCID: PMC5463811, DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.178806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum careQuality improvement effortsLead hospitalsMiddle-income countriesMedical record reviewHospital quality improvement effortsHospital quality improvementHospital-based trainingMean quality scoreAdditional replication studiesNeonatal servicesRecord reviewNeonatal careNeonatal mortalityOverall mean quality scoreHospital visitsGovernment hospitalsHospital clustersHospitalImprovement effortsQuality improvement mechanismsCareBaselineVisitsPoor quality