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

摘要: Background Currently many measures of intervention coverage obtained from household surveys do not measure actual health intervention/service delivery, resulting in a need for linking reports care-seeking with assessments the service environment order to improve measurements. This systematic review aims identify evidence different methods used link and provision assessments, focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn child care, low- middle-income countries. Methods Using pre-defined search terms, articles published peer-reviewed journals grey literature after 1990 were identified, their reference lists scanned synthesized. Findings A total 59 conference presentations carefully reviewed categorized into two groups based method used: 1) indirect/ecological that included studies which behavior was linked all or nearest facilities providers certain types within geographical area, 2) direct linking/exact matching where individuals exact provider facility they sought care. The former approach employed 51 studies, particularly common among independent sources data nationally representative. Only eight methods, typically done at sub-national level (eg, district level) often rural areas, number more limited compared urban areas. Conclusions Different have been reported literature, each category has its own set advantages limitations, terms both methodology practicality scale-up. Future provider/facility should also take account factors such as data, timing surveys, temporality points, type services interventions, scale study produce valid reliable results.