Finding the best examples of healthcare quality improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Date
2010
Authors
Liu, Constance
Babigumira, Joseph
Chiunda, Allan
Katamba, Achilles
Litvak, Ilya
Miller, Lakisha
Namagembe, Imelda
Sekandi, Juliet
Seicean, Andrea
Seicean, Sinziana
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
BMJ Quality & Safety
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to
summarise the current state of healthcare quality
improvement literature focusing on sub-Saharan Africa.
Methods Conventional methods of searching the
literature were quickly found to be inadequate or
inappropriate, given the different needs of practitioners in
sub-Saharan Africa, and the inaccessibility of the
literature.
Results The group derived a core list of what were
deemed exemplary quality improvement articles, based
on consensus and a search into the “grey” literature of
quality improvement.
Conclusions Quality improvment articles from sub-
Saharan Africa are difficult to find, and suffer from a lack
of centrality and organisation of literature. Efforts to
address this are critical to fostering the growth of quality
improvement literature in developing country settings.
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Keywords
Healthcare quality, Sub-Saharan Africa
Citation
Liu, C., Babigumira, J., Chiunda, A., Katamba, A., Litvak, I., Miller, L., ... & Neuhauser, D. (2010). Finding the best examples of healthcare quality improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Quality & Safety, 19(5), 416-419.