Increasing ANC utilization : a qualitative realistic evaluation on the role of health facility quality improvement in Southern districts of Tanzania

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2020-11

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The Quality Improvement (QI) approach is powerful for addressing gaps in provision of maternal health care at health facilities. Provision and uptake of Antenatal Care (ANC) during pregnancy is insufficient in Tanzania. The country has reported high maternal mortality rate (556 per 100,000 live births, 2015-2016) indicating the country is still far from achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 3: Reducing maternal mortality to 70 per 100,000 live births. Results of adopting QI approaches show it has made an important contribution in increasing the uptake of services like ANC utilization at health facilities.

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QUALITY OF CARE, ANTENATAL CARE, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, SCALING UP, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHILDBIRTH, QUALITY STANDARDS, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, TANZANIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60470

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)