Health system preparedness for newborn care: a health facility assessment in rural Uganda
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Materials and methods Between July and August 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 92 health workers, and in 20 health facilities: one hospital and 19 primary health care centres in areas where some health facility strengthening for newborn care had occurred. The indicators measured included; services offered, equipment, drugs and supplies, documentation, trained staff and supervision, health worker knowledge and resuscitation skills for newborns. STATA version 10 was used to analyze the data and availability scores were generated by using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment, a World Health Organisation methodology for measuring health systems strengthening.
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The Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST): an effectiveness study on improving newborn health and survival in rural Uganda through a community-based intervention linked to health facilities - study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
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