This is a cross-sectional study which will be implemented in the network of health facilities that participated in the previous WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health.
These facilities were identified through a multi-stage sampling method
have been included
in the multicountry survey and the selection of health
facilities has followed the previously used random sampling
scheme. Mongolian health facilities were also
added to the network using the same procedures. In
addition, selected facilities from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine
(West Bank) and Qatar were added to the network.
The health facilities from Cuba, Algeria and the Mexican
State of Tamaulipas were discontinued.