Assessing the validity of indicators of the quality of maternal and newborn health care in Kenya

• Main Authors: Ann K Blanc 1 (Author), Charlotte Warren 2 (Author), Katharine J McCarthy 1 (Author), James Kimani 3 (Author), Charity Ndwiga 3 (Author), Saumya RamaRao 1 (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The measurement of progress in maternal and newborn health often relies on data provided by women in surveys on the quality of care they received. The majority of these indicators, however, including the widely tracked "skilled attendance at birth" indicator, have not been validated. We as...