'How to know what you need to do': a cross-country comparison of maternal health guidelines in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania
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 persp...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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13 April 2012
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Implementation science
Year: 2012, Volume: 7, Pages: 1-13 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5908 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-5908-7-31 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-31 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-31 
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| Author Notes: | Ulrika Baker, Göran Tomson, Mathias Somé, Bocar Kouyaté, John Williams, Rose Mpembeni, Siriel Massawe, Antje Blank, Lars L. Gustafsson and Jaran Eriksen |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 25.09.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1748-5908 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-5908-7-31 |