Table 3 Indicators included in the analysis according to the phase of the continuum and the object of measurement
From: Indicators for monitoring maternal and neonatal quality care: a systematic review
Measurement object | Phase of the continuum of maternal and child care | Total n(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnancy n(%) | Childbirth n(%) | Puerperium n(%) | Newborna n(%) | Childb n(%) | Otherc n(%) | ||
Structure | |||||||
Design, policy and health system context | 11 (3.7) | 22 (7.4) | 7 (5.9) | 12 (4.3) | 7 (3.6) | 46 (17.8) | 105 (7.3) |
Human resources and infrastructure | 8 (2.7) | 18 (6) | 7 (5.9) | 30 (10.8) | 5 (2.6) | 68 (26.3) | 136 (9.4) |
Mother, child, family and community context | 8 (2.7) | 7 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.6) | 5 (1.9) | 24 (1.7) |
Process | |||||||
Preventive activities | 70 (23.6) | 42 (14.1) | 21 (17.7) | 58 (20.9) | 26 (13.4) | 17 (6.6) | 234 (16.2) |
Diagnostic and/or screening | 73 (24.6) | 16 (5.4) | 5 (4.2) | 16 (5.8) | 9 (4.6) | 2 (0.8) | 121 (8.4) |
Treatment activities | 48 (16.2) | 15 (5) | 18 (15.1) | 20 (7.2) | 42 (21.7) | 8 (3.1) | 151 (10.5) |
Other maternal and childcare processes | 32 (10.8) | 73 (24.4) | 38 (31.9) | 28 (10.1) | 42 (21.7) | 18 (7) | 231 (16) |
Outcome | |||||||
Maternal mortality | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.4) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 19 (7.3) | 26 (1.8) |
Child mortality | 0 (0) | 6 (2) | 1 (0.8) | 31 (11.2) | 14 (7.2) | 12 (4.6) | 64 (4.4) |
Maternal morbidity | 8 (2.7) | 13 (4.4) | 7 (5.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 15 (5.8) | 44 (3) |
Child morbidity | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.3) | 1 (0.8) | 38 (13.7) | 14 (7.2) | 0 (0) | 58 (4) |
Safety in the care of the mother | 0 (0) | 13 (4.4) | 2 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 18 (1.3) |
Safety in child care | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (2.5) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.4) | 11 (0.8) |
Satisfaction | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (4.1) | 18 (7) | 28 (1.9) |
Other health outcomes | 2 (0.7) | 27 (9) | 1 (0.8) | 7 (2.5) | 1 (0.5) | 10 (3.9) | 48 (3.3) |
Determinants and health statistics | |||||||
Knowledge and healthy lifestyle | 16 (5.4) | 5 (1.7) | 2 (1.7) | 7 (2.5) | 2 (1) | 1 (0.4) | 33 (2.3) |
Working and living conditions | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.2) | 9 (0.6) |
Environmental factors | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) |
Demographic and other health statistics | 17 (5.7) | 34 (11.4) | 5 (4.2) | 18 (6.5) | 16 (8.3) | 13 (5) | 103 (7.1) |
Total n(%) | 297 (100) | 299 (100) | 119 (100) | 277 (100) | 194 (100) | 259 (100) | 1445 (100) |