Facility newborn and stillbirth data use and enabling factors at different levels of the health system: findings of the IMPULSE study across 142 sites in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda
Newborn and stillbirth data use was low, despite variations across countries and health system levels. Evidence-based decision-making in health service delivery remains a priority action to reduce stillbirths and newborn deaths. This study identified context-specific, sustainable, and scalable interventions co-created with end-users to ensure wider newborn and stillbirth data use.
Authors
- Donat Shamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-7199)
- Paolo Dalena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2920-9572)
- Giovanni Putoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0256-1744)
- Peter Waiswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6250-8824)
- 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)
- Joy Elizabeth Lawn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4573-1443)
- Felix Bundala
- Rornald Muhumuza Kananura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9915-1989)
- Francesca Tognon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-1525)
- Mary Ayele
- Tamirat Awel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3801-3185)
- Lorenzo Giovanni Cora
- Firehiwot Abathun
- Ousman Mouhamadou
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo (IT)
- Government of Ethiopia (ET)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Federal Ministry of Health (ET)
- University of Bangui (CF)
- Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (TZ)
- Doctors with Africa Cuamm (IT)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04295
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00