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Table 2 PREMAND project interview tools

From: PREventing Maternal And Neonatal Deaths (PREMAND): a study protocol for examining social and cultural factors contributing to infant and maternal deaths and near-misses in rural northern Ghana

Interview tools

Description

Health Facility Assessment tool

This is a study-specific instrument that asks basic information about each health care facility, including such things as the number and type of providers, the provision of antenatal care, delivery care, and post-natal care, and the ability to carry out various signal functions for basic andcomprehensive emergency obstetric care [31]. It also goes beyond traditional facility assessments by including questions on the frequency of various practices. This instrument will be completed by field staff as they visit each facility within the four project districts.

Maternal Verbal and Social Autopsy (MVASA)

The Verbal Autopsy portion of this tool is based upon the existing “Standard Verbal Autopsy Questionnaire for Adolescent and Adult Deaths (12 years and over)” in use at the Navrongo Health Research Centre. A few questions were added to ensure all relevant clinical data were collected for the purposes of this project. The Social Autopsy portion of the tool combines the INDEPTH Social Autopsy Tool [16], elements of the Child Health And Epidemiology Research Group (CHERG)’s Social Autopsy Tool (Kalter et al., 2011), and additional items addressing social and cultural factors related to health seeking, such as social support, community norms, and attitudes toward traditional providers.

Neonatal Verbal and Social Autopsy (NVASA)

The Verbal Autopsy portion of this tool closely mirrors the existing “Standard Verbal Autopsy Questionnaire for Neonatal Deaths (0-27 days old)” in use at the Navrongo Health Research Centre. A few questions were added to ensure all relevant clinical data were collected for the purposes of this project. The Social Autopsy portion of this tool combines the INDEPTH Social Autopsy Tool, the Child Health And Epidemiology Research Group (CHERG)’s Social Autopsy Tool [16, 17], and additional items addressing social and cultural factors related to health seeking, such as social support, community norms, and attitudes toward traditional providers.

Maternal Near-Miss Sociocultural Assessment (MSCA)

This interview tool is a study-specific survey instrument that is loosely based upon the INDEPTH Social Autopsy Tool, elements of the Child Health And Epidemiology Research Group (CHERG)’s Social Autopsy Tool [16, 17], and additional items from the existing verbal autopsy instruments in use at the Navrongo Health Research Centre. The interview tool is designed to elicit input on the social and cultural factors associated with near-misses among mothers. It also includes selected items addressing social and cultural factors related to health seeking, such as social support, community norms, and attitudes toward traditional providers.

Neonatal Near-Miss Sociocultural Assessment (NSCA)

This interview tool is a study-specific survey instrument that is loosely based upon the INDEPTH Social Autopsy Tool, the Child Health And Epidemiology Research Group (CHERG)’s Social Autopsy Tool [16, 17] and additional items from the existing verbal autopsy instruments in use at the Navrongo Health Research Centre. The interview tool is designed to elicit input on the social and cultural factors associated with near-misses among neonates. It also includes selected items addressing social and cultural factors related to health seeking, such as social support, community norms, and attitudes toward traditional providers, among other things.