Availability and the quality of key newborn data within routine health facility data: findings of the IMPULSE observational study in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda
Significant gaps in completeness, accuracy, and internal consistency undermine the reliability of newborn and stillbirth data in routine health information systems, highlighting a need for their strengthening, the integration of standardised newborn indicators, and institutionalized quality verification processes to ensure timely, reliable, and actionable data for improving newborn care.
Authors
- Donat Shamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-7199)
- Giovanni Putoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0256-1744)
- Paolo Declich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-544X)
- Peter Waiswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6250-8824)
- Peter Lochoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-4352)
- Sara Geremia
- Ilaria Mariani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4188-9032)
- Louise T. Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-0002)
- Marzia Lazzerini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8608-2198)
- Jacqueline Minja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4237-0619)
- Chris Ebong
- Rornald Muhumuza Kananura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9915-1989)
- Francesca Tognon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-1525)
- Mary Ayele
- Lorenzo Giovanni Cora
- Firehiwot Abathun
- Ousman Mouhamadou
- Richard Mugahe
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo (IT)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- University of Bangui (CF)
- Doctors with Africa Cuamm (IT)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04359
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49