Table 4 Overview of social accountability interventions in maternal health services and major contextual factors influencing the interventions
Community engagement tool | Community oversight mechanism | Contextual factor influencing social accountability interventions in Nepal |
|---|---|---|
• Social Audit • Maternal Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response • Community Score Card/Community Health Score Board (CSC/CHSB) • Citizen Charter • Grievance/complain handling tool | • Health Facility Operation and Management Committee (HFOMC) • Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) • Mothers’ Group for Health • Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) | • Socio-Cultural Context ▪ Gender Norms ▪ Social Structure ▪ Awareness, value, beliefs, and practices • Political and economic context • Health System Context ▪ Client-provider relationship ▪ Resource availability ▪ Monitoring and evaluation |