Abstract
Background
Program evaluation can guide managers' decision-making.
Objective
Analyze the Implementation Index of the Rede Mãe Paranaense healthcare network.
Method
Retrospective, quantitative study conducted in three Health Regionals (HRs) in the state of Paraná, Brazil, including 55 municipalities. Evaluation indicators were built before (2010-2011) and after (2012-2013) the implementation of the network. Five domains were established, with variables collected from SISPRENATAL, SINASC, SI-PNI, SIM, and information from HR. For each domain, the influence of the Implementation Index (II) variables (adequate vs. inadequate) was evaluated. The XLSTAT2014® software was used and the Shapiro-Wilk and Monte Carlo tests, Logistic Regression Analysis, and Factorial Analysis of Variance were applied at a 5% significance level (p<0.05).
Results
Statistically significant differences (F6.156=129.14; p=0.000) were observed between the II values before (2010-2011) and after (2012-2013) the implementation of the Rede Mãe Paranaense healthcare network in the three HRs. In 2010, all HRs were statistically similar (p>0.05), demonstrating equivalence in the municipalities; from 2010 to 2011, the II of the 10th HR was higher than that of the 9th HR; from 2011 to 2012, the 10th and 17th HRs were statistically superior to the 9th HR (p<0.05); from 2012 to 2013, the 10th HR showed increased growth, similar to that of the 17th HR (p>0.05) and higher than that of the 9th HR (p<0.05).
Conclusion
The Implementation Index proved to be adequate to evaluate the performance indicators of the Rede Mãe Paranaense healthcare network in the three Health Regionals analyzed.
Keywords:
program evaluation; health systems; women's health; child health
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