The effect of surveillance and appreciative inquiry on puerperal infections: a longitudinal cohort study in India.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of an intervention comprising surveillance and an organisational change called Appreciative Inquiry on puerperal infections in hospitals in Gujarat state, India. METHODS: This longitudinal cohort study with a control group was conducted over 16 months between 2010...

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Main Authors: Julia Hussein, K V Ramani, Lovney Kanguru, Kalpesh Patel, Jacqueline Bell, Purvi Patel, Leighton Walker, Rajesh Mehta, Dileep Mavalankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3907541?pdf=render