Category Archives: Maternal Health

How does social desirability bias influence survey-based estimates of the use of antenatal care in rural Nepal? A validation study

Authors: Andrew L Thorne-Lyman, Tsering P Lama, Rebecca A Heidkamp, Melinda K Munos, Porcia Manandhar, Subarna K Khatry, Emily Bryce, Steven C LeClerq, Joanne Katz

Linking household survey and health facility data for effective coverage measures: a comparison of ecological and individual linking methods using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in Côte d’Ivoire

Authors: Melinda K Munos, Abdoulaye Maiga, Mai Do, Glebelho Lazare Sika, Emily D Carter, Rosine Mosso, Abdul Dosso, Alejandra Leyton, and Shane M Khan

Linking data sources for measurement of effective coverage in maternal and newborn health: what do we learn from individual- vs ecological-linking methods?

Authors: Barbara Willey, Peter Waiswa, Darious Kajjo, Melinda Munos, Joseph Akuze, Elizabeth Allen, and Tanya Marchant

Linking household and health facility surveys to assess obstetric service availability, readiness and coverage: evidence from 17 low- and middle-income countries

Authors: Mufaro Kanyangarara, Victoria B Chou, Andreea A Creanga, Neff Walker

Quality of antenatal care service provision in health facilities across sub–Saharan Africa: Evidence from nationally representative health facility assessments

Authors: Mufaro Kanyangarara, Melinda K Munos, Neff Walker

Linking household and facility data for better coverage measures in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health care: systematic review

Authors: Mai Do, Angela Micah, Luciana Brondi, Harry Campbell, Tanya Marchant, Thomas Eisele, Melinda Munos

Improving coverage measurement for reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health: gaps and opportunities

Authors: Melinda K Munos, Cynthia K Stanton, Jennifer Bryce, and the Core Group for Improving Coverage Measurement for MNCH

Women’s recall of maternal and newborn interventions received in the postnatal period: a validity study in Kenya and Swaziland

Authors: Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Charlotte E Warren, and Brian Mdawida

Can surveys of women accurately track indicators of maternal and newborn care? A validity and reliability study in Kenya

Authors: Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Charlotte E Warren, James Kimani, Brian Mdawida, Charity Ndwidga