How do Malawian women rate the quality of maternal and newborn care?: experiences and perceptions of women in the central and southern regions

While perceived quality of care is now widely recognized to influence health service utilization, limited research has been conducted to explore and measure perceived quality of care using quantitative tools. Our objective was to measure women’s perceived quality of maternal and newborn care using a...

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Main Authors: Kambala, Christabel (Author) , Lohmann, Julia (Author) , Mazalale, Jacob (Author) , Brenner, Stephan (Author) , De Allegri, Manuela (Author) , Sarker, Malabika (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 15 August 2015
In: BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Year: 2015, Volume: 15, Issue: 1
ISSN:1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-015-0560-x
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0560-x
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Author Notes:Christabel Kambala, Julia Lohmann, Jacob Mazalale, Stephan Brenner, Manuela De Allegri, Adamson S. Muula and Malabika Sarker
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Summary:While perceived quality of care is now widely recognized to influence health service utilization, limited research has been conducted to explore and measure perceived quality of care using quantitative tools. Our objective was to measure women’s perceived quality of maternal and newborn care using a composite scale and to identify individual and service delivery factors associated with such perceptions in Malawi.
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ISSN:1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-015-0560-x