Table 4.

Examples of quality indicators used in the various studies

Quality indicator	Study
Used balanced scorecard with 20 indicators at the health facility level.	Engineer et al, 2016 [13]
Measured age adjusted wasting and general self-reported health measure (GHRH).	Peabody et al, 2014 [4]
Quality Assessment Groups (QAG) comprising of obstetrician, pediatrician and anesthesiologist used web based automated checklists.	Talukder et al, 2015 [14]
Used 10 specific indicators derived from best practice clinical protocols	Gertler et al, 2014 [11]
Quality score comprised of 57 items	Bonfrer et al, 2014 [7,8]
4 specified performance targets: child vaccination; antenatal care (at least two visits); delivery in a public facility; birth-spacing use.	Van de Poel et al, 2015[12]
53 qualitative indicators plus indicators related to patients perception of quality	Soeters et al, 2011 [11]
14 key maternal and child health care output indicators	Basinga et al, 2011 [9]
Curative, preventative and quality of care indicators	Huntington et al, 2010 [12]