Evaluation of an Intervention to Improve Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care Access and Quality in Cotopaxi Ecuador

摘要

BackgroundDespite improvements in health-care utilization, disadvantages persist among rural, less educated, and indigenous populations in Ecuador. The United States Agency for International Development-funded Cotopaxi Project created a provincial-level network of health services, including community agents to improve access, quality, and coordination of essential obstetric and newborn care. We evaluated changes in participating facilities compared to non-participating controls.