Table 1 PCC framework for defining the eligibility of the studies for the primary research question
P-Population | Pregnant women and post-natal mothers. |
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C-Concept | Free maternal healthcare services: refers to any health financing policy that allows women the entitlement to receive maternal services during pregnancy, delivery, and post-natal period from health facilities at no cost to the mother or her family [4, 5]. |
C-Context | Quality of care: an assessment through which the client makes a comparison to the prior expectations to her perception about the quality of service rendered to him or her [19]. For example; availability and supply of essential drugs for free, good provider-client relationship, short waiting times and patients’ satisfaction. |