What is meant by validity in maternal and newborn health measurement? A conceptual framework for understanding indicator validation.

BACKGROUND:Rigorous monitoring supports progress in achieving maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity reductions. Recent work to strengthen measurement for maternal and newborn health highlights the existence of a large number of indicators being used for this purpose. The definitions and data...

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Main Authors: Lenka Benova, Ann-Beth Moller, Kathleen Hill, Lara M E Vaz, Alison Morgan, Claudia Hanson, Katherine Semrau, Shams Al Arifeen, Allisyn C Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233969