Quantifying health facility service readiness for small and sick newborn care: comparing standards-based and WHO level-2 + scoring for 64 hospitals implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania

Quantifying health facility service readiness for small and sick newborn care: comparing standards-based and WHO level-2 + scoring for 64 hospitals implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania

Abstract Background Service readiness tools are important for assessing hospital capacity to provide quality small and sick newborn care (SSNC). Lack of summary scoring approaches for SSNC service readiness means we are unable to track national targets such as the Every Newborn Action Plan targets....

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Main Authors: Rebecca E. Penzias, Christine Bohne, Edith Gicheha, Elizabeth M. Molyneux, David Gathara, Samuel K. Ngwala, Evelyn Zimba, Ekran Rashid, Opeyemi Odedere, Olabisi Dosunmu, Robert Tillya, Josephine Shabani, James H. Cross, Christian Ochieng, Harriet H. Webster, Msandeni Chiume, Queen Dube, John Wainaina, Irabi Kassim, Grace Irimu, Steve Adudans, Femi James, Olukemi Tongo, Veronica Chinyere Ezeaka, Nahya Salim, Honorati Masanja, Maria Oden, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Tedbabe Hailegabriel, Gagan Gupta, Simon Cousens, Joy E. Lawn, Eric O. Ohuma, with the Health Facility Assessment Data Collection Learning Collaborative Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Newborn
Low- and middle-income countries
Inpatient care
Service readiness
Health facility assessment
Small and sick newborn care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04578-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04578-5

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