Methodological considerations in implementing the WHO Global Survey for Monitoring Maternal and Perinatal Health
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2008Author
Shah, A
Faundes, A
Machoki, M
Bataglia, V
Amokrane, F
Donner, A
Mugerwa, K
Carroli, G
Fawole, B
Langer, A
Wolomby, JJ
Naravaez, A
Nafiou, I ,
Kublickas, M
Valladares, E
Velasco, A
Zavaleta, N
Neves, I
Villar, J
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OBJECTIVE:
To set up a global system for monitoring maternal and perinatal health in 54 countries worldwide.
METHODS:
The WHO Global Survey for Monitoring Maternal and Perinatal Health was implemented through a network of health institutions, selected using a stratified multistage cluster sampling design. Focused information on maternal and perinatal health was abstracted from hospital records and entered in a specially developed online data management system. Data were collected over a two- to three-month period in each institution. The project was coordinated by WHO and supported by WHO regional offices and country coordinators in Africa and the Americas.
FINDINGS:
The initial survey was implemented between September 2004 and March 2005 in the African and American regions. A total of 125 institutions in seven African countries and 119 institutions in eight Latin American countries participated.
CONCLUSION:
This project has created a technologically simple and scientifically sound system for large-scale data management, which can facilitate programme monitoring in countries.
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http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/18297167http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/44299
Citation
Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Feb;86(2):126-31.Publisher
University of Nairobi Institute of Tropica and Infectious Diseases(UNITID)
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