Ghana - Service Provision Assessment Survey 2002

The 2002 Ghana Service Provision Assessment (GSPA) is a survey designed to obtain information about the general performance of facilities that offer maternal, child, and reproductive health services, as well as services for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS. From a representative sample of public and nongovernment facilities, information was collected to provide a picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the service delivery environment for each assessed service. The information on health services and health service providers from the GSPA survey will enable policymakers and program administrators to develop effective strategies for improving health service utilization and coverage and prioritizing recources in ways that will lead to improved health outcomes.

The GSPA survey provides representative regional and national information on both government and nongovernment facilities. The findings complement the household-based health information from the 1998 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International, 1999). This survey provided information on the health of the population and the utilization of health services.

The primary objectives of the GSPA survey were the following:

• To describe the preparedness of government and nongovernment health facilities in Ghana to provide quality child and reproductive health services

• To describe the preparedness of government and nongovernment health facilities in Ghana to provide quality services for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS

• To identify gaps in the support services, resources, or the processes used in providing client services that may affect the ability of facilities to provide quality services

• To describe the processes used in providing child, maternal, and reproductive health services and the extent to which accepted standards for quality service provision are followed

• To provide comparisons on findings between regions in Ghana and, at a national level, between different types of facilities as well as those operated by different authorities (i.e., government or nongovernment)

• To describe the extent to which clients understand what they must do to follow up on the service received so that the best health outcome is achieved.

Sample survey data [ssd]

Facilities