Lessons learned in using realist evaluation to assess maternal and newborn health programming in rural Bangladesh

Includes bibliographical references (page 8-9).

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Main Authors:	Adams, Alayne, Sedalia, Saroj, McNab, Shanon, Sarker, Malabika
Other Authors:	James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Health Policy and Planning 2016
Subjects:	Bangladesh Implementation research Maternal and newborn health Realist evaluation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/5205

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spelling	10361-52052019-09-30T02:59:48Z Lessons learned in using realist evaluation to assess maternal and newborn health programming in rural Bangladesh Adams, Alayne Sedalia, Saroj McNab, Shanon Sarker, Malabika James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Bangladesh Implementation research Maternal and newborn health Realist evaluation Includes bibliographical references (page 8-9). Realist evaluation furnishes valuable insight to public health practitioners and policy makers about how and why interventions work or don’t work. Moving beyond binary measures of success or failure, it provides a systematic approach to understanding what goes on in the ‘Black Box’ and how implementation decisions in real life contexts can affect intervention effectiveness. This paper reflects on an experience in applying the tenets of realist evaluation to identify optimal implementation strategies for scale-up of Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) programmes in rural Bangladesh. Supported by UNICEF, the three MNH programmes under consideration employed different implementation models to deliver similar services and meet similar MNH goals. Programme targets included adoption of recommended antenatal, post-natal and essential newborn care practices; health systems strengthening through improved referral, accountability and administrative systems, and increased community knowledge. Drawing on focused examples from this research, seven steps for operationalizing the realist evaluation approach are offered, while emphasizing the need to iterate and innovate in terms of methods and analysis strategies. The paper concludes by reflecting on lessons learned in applying realist evaluation, and the unique insights it yields regarding implementation strategies for successful MNH programming. Alayne Adams Saroj Sedalia Shanon McNab Malabika Sarker 2016-05-03T10:39:45Z 2016-05-03T10:39:45Z 2015 2015-06-22 Article Adams, A., Sedalia, S., McNab, S., & Sarker, M. (2015). Lessons learned in using realist evaluation to assess maternal and newborn health programming in rural Bangladesh. Health Policy and Planning, 1–9. http://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czv053 1460-2237 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/5205 en BRAC University Journals are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. application/pdf Health Policy and Planning
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Lessons learned in using realist evaluation to assess maternal and newborn health programming in rural Bangladesh

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