Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020
Abstract Background Maternal mortality remains a major health problem in Ethiopia. To generate contextual evidence on the burden and distribution of existing causes and contributing factors for programmatic and individual-level decision-making, the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response System was...
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| description | Abstract Background Maternal mortality remains a major health problem in Ethiopia. To generate contextual evidence on the burden and distribution of existing causes and contributing factors for programmatic and individual-level decision-making, the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response System was introduced in 2013. This assessment describes the Ethiopian health system's readiness to avail evidence for decision-making through the MDSR system. Method A cross-sectional study designed using the WHO framework for evaluating surveillance systems was used. By employing a multistage sampling, 631 health facilities and 539 health posts were included. ODK collect data entry software was used to collect data from September 2019 to April 2020. Findings are presented in text descriptions, graphs, maps, and tables. Findings Four hundred (77.1%) health facilities (332 (74.6%) health centers and 68 (91.9%) hospitals) and 264 (71.5%) health posts reported implementing the MDSR system. Of the implementing health facilities, 349 (87.3%) had a death review committee, and only 42 (12.4%) were functional. About 89.4% of health centers and 79.4% of hospitals had sub-optimal maternal death identification and notification readiness. Only 23 (6.96%) and 18 (26.47%) MDSR-implementing health centers and hospitals had optimal readiness to investigate and review maternal deaths, respectively. Moreover, only 39 (14.0%) health posts had locally translated case definitions and 28 (10.6%) had verbal autopsy format to investigate maternal deaths. Six (1.5%) facility officers and 24 (9.1%) health extension workers were engaged in data analysis and evidence generation at least once during 2019/20. Regional variation is observed in system implementation. Conclusions and recommendations Sub-optimal MDSR system implementation is recorded. Revitalizing the system by addressing all system components is critical. Having a national-level roadmap for MDSR system implementation and mobilizing all available resources and stakeholders to facilitate this is vital. Establishing a system for routine data quality monitoring and assurance by integrating with the existing PHEM structure, having a system for routine capacity building, advocacy, and monitoring and evaluating the availability and functionality of MDSR committees at health facilities are all critical. Digitalization, designing a system to fit emerging regions' health service delivery, and availing required resources for the system is key. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b866798955d4471f9bcbd982d8df4a9d2023-04-03T05:21:02ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632023-03-0123111210.1186/s12913-023-09321-xHealth system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020Abduilhafiz A. Endris0Tizita Tilahun1Ethiopian Public Health Institutes (EPHI), Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) Center, Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR)College of Health Science, Family Health and Population Department, Bahirdar UniversityAbstract Background Maternal mortality remains a major health problem in Ethiopia. To generate contextual evidence on the burden and distribution of existing causes and contributing factors for programmatic and individual-level decision-making, the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response System was introduced in 2013. This assessment describes the Ethiopian health system's readiness to avail evidence for decision-making through the MDSR system. Method A cross-sectional study designed using the WHO framework for evaluating surveillance systems was used. By employing a multistage sampling, 631 health facilities and 539 health posts were included. ODK collect data entry software was used to collect data from September 2019 to April 2020. Findings are presented in text descriptions, graphs, maps, and tables. Findings Four hundred (77.1%) health facilities (332 (74.6%) health centers and 68 (91.9%) hospitals) and 264 (71.5%) health posts reported implementing the MDSR system. Of the implementing health facilities, 349 (87.3%) had a death review committee, and only 42 (12.4%) were functional. About 89.4% of health centers and 79.4% of hospitals had sub-optimal maternal death identification and notification readiness. Only 23 (6.96%) and 18 (26.47%) MDSR-implementing health centers and hospitals had optimal readiness to investigate and review maternal deaths, respectively. Moreover, only 39 (14.0%) health posts had locally translated case definitions and 28 (10.6%) had verbal autopsy format to investigate maternal deaths. Six (1.5%) facility officers and 24 (9.1%) health extension workers were engaged in data analysis and evidence generation at least once during 2019/20. Regional variation is observed in system implementation. Conclusions and recommendations Sub-optimal MDSR system implementation is recorded. Revitalizing the system by addressing all system components is critical. Having a national-level roadmap for MDSR system implementation and mobilizing all available resources and stakeholders to facilitate this is vital. Establishing a system for routine data quality monitoring and assurance by integrating with the existing PHEM structure, having a system for routine capacity building, advocacy, and monitoring and evaluating the availability and functionality of MDSR committees at health facilities are all critical. Digitalization, designing a system to fit emerging regions' health service delivery, and availing required resources for the system is key.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09321-xHealth system readinessMDSRSystem evaluationEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Abduilhafiz A. Endris Tizita Tilahun Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 BMC Health Services Research Health system readiness MDSR System evaluation Ethiopia |
| title | Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_full | Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_short | Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_sort | health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision making through the maternal death surveillance system in ethiopia 2020 |
| topic | Health system readiness MDSR System evaluation Ethiopia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09321-x |
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