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A methodological framework to assess temporal trends and sub-national disparities in healthcare quality metrics using facility surveys, with applications to sick-child care in Kenya, Senegal, and Tanzania

2022-07-19 health systems and quality improvement Title + abstract only
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Monitoring healthcare quality at a subnational resolution is key to identify and resolve geographic inequities and ensure that no sub-population is left behind. Yet, health facility surveys are typically not powered to report reliable estimates at a subnational scale. In this study, we present a framework to fill this gap and jointly analyse publicly available facility survey data, allowing exploration of temporal trends and subnational disparities in healthcare quality metrics. Specifically, o...

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