Title |
'How to know what you need to do': a cross-country comparison of maternal health guidelines in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania
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Published in |
Implementation Science, April 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-7-31 |
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Authors |
Ulrika Baker, Göran Tomson, Mathias Somé, Bocar Kouyaté, John Williams, Rose Mpembeni, Siriel Massawe, Antje Blank, Lars L Gustafsson, Jaran Eriksen |
Abstract |
Initiatives to raise the quality of care provided to mothers need to be given priority in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The promotion of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is a common strategy, but their implementation is often challenging, limiting their potential impact. Through a cross-country perspective, this study explored CPGs for maternal health in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Tanzania. The objectives were to compare factors related to CPG use including their content compared with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, their format, and their development processes. Perceptions of their availability and use in practice were also explored. The overall purpose was to further the understanding of how to increase CPGs' potential to improve quality of care for mothers in SSA. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Tanzania, United Republic of | 2 | 1% |
South Africa | 2 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Canada | 2 | 1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Greece | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 167 | 94% |
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Student > Master | 36 | 20% |
Researcher | 32 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 12% |
Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 9% |
Other | 9 | 5% |
Other | 36 | 20% |
Unknown | 27 | 15% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 29% |
Social Sciences | 31 | 17% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 13% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 3% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 3% |
Other | 28 | 16% |
Unknown | 35 | 20% |