Can routine health facility data be used to monitor subnational coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in Uganda?
Geraldine AgiraembabaziJimmy OgwalChristine TashobyaRornald Muhumuza KananuraTies BoermaPeter WaiswaPublished in: BMC health services research (2021)
Our systematic assessment of the quality of routine reports of key events and denominators shows that computation of district health statistics is possible with transparent adjustments and methods, providing a general idea of levels and trends for most districts and subregions, but that improvements in data quality are essential to obtain more accurate monitoring.
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