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Table 4 Effect on process quality

From: Effect of pay for performance to improve quality of maternal and child care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Variable

Net treatment effect

P value

History taking

  

Asked name during ANC visita

4.3

NS

Asked age during ANC visita

4.5

NS

Asked parity during ANC visita

11.4

<0.01

Asked date of last menses during ANC visita

2.9

NS

Asked past illnesses during ANC visita

16.4

<0.01

Examination

  

Examined weight during ANC visita

5.8

NS

Examined blood pressure during ANC visita

8.4

<0.01

Examined fetal heart rate during ANC visita

10.9

NS

Prescription and Treatment

  

Asked for blood test during ANC visita

12

<0.01

Asked for urine analysis during ANC visita

20

<0.01

Explained intake of tetanus toxoid during ANC visita

−8.4

NS

Explained intake of Vitamins during ANC visita

5

NS

Explained medicine intake for under-five (%)a

11.1

p < 0.05

Overall treatment procedures (patient perceived) during ANC visita

−5.5

NS

Drugs prescribed to pregnant women without examinationb

0.02

0.66

Children received injection (%)a

−6

p < 0.05

Children received follow up (%)a

2.4

p < 0.05

Children given medicine (%)a

24.2

p < 0.05

Overall process quality

  

Compliance rate with medical procedure, any serviceb

−0.015

0.695

ANC process quality scorec

0.157

<0.001

  1. NS Not significant
  2. aHuntington et al. [31]; bHuillery and Seban [30]; cBasinga et al., [27]