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A gap between policy and practice: a case study on maternal mortality reports, kerman, iran.
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PMID:  21603014     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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OBJECTIVES: Maternal mortality, a preventable tragedy, is an indicator of development, poverty and democracy. Therefore, prevention of maternal deaths is one of the main goals in many countries. Iran is one of the developing countries which aim to reduce maternal mortality through introduction of a new policy at national level. This study aimed to explore the extent to which this policy is practiced at peripheral levels.
METHODS: The data were collected through interviews with relevant people, observation, and review of the documents.
RESULTS: The results showed that there is a gap between policy and practice which can be explained by inadequate training programs, inadequate collaboration, lack of guidelines and instigation of a specific investigation into maternal deaths.
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests a number of considerations such as an initiative to collaborate, developing a guideline and presenting training programs before such policies are launched.
Authors:
Farzaneh Zolala; Ali Akbar Haghdoost
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of preventive medicine     Volume:  2     ISSN:  2008-8213     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Prev Med     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-23     Completed Date:  2011-07-14     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101535380     Medline TA:  Int J Prev Med     Country:  Iran    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  88-93     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Kerman University of Medical Science, Faculty of Health, Haftbagh-Alavi Highway, Kerman, Iran.
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