Using unannounced standardised patients to obtain data on quality of care in low-income and middle-income countries: key challenges and opportunities

• Kara Hanson,
• Mishal Khan,
• Shunmay Yeung,
• Dong Xu,
• Virginia Wiseman,
• Mylene Lagarde,
• Roxanne Kovacs,
• Luh Putu Lila Wulandari,
• Timothy Powell-Jackson,
• Jessica King,
• Catherine Goodman,
• Rosalind Miller,
• Marco Liverani,
• Dumisani Hompashe,
• Ronelle Burger,
• Carmen S Christian,
• Duane Blaauw

Affiliations

Kara Hanson

Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Mishal Khan

Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Shunmay Yeung

3 Department of Clinical Research, MARCH Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive and Child Health, LSHTM, London, UK

Dong Xu

ACACIA Lab for Health Systems Strengthening and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

Virginia Wiseman

1Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mylene Lagarde

Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Roxanne Kovacs

Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Luh Putu Lila Wulandari

Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Timothy Powell-Jackson

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London, UK

Jessica King

Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Catherine Goodman

Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Rosalind Miller

Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Marco Liverani

Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Dumisani Hompashe

Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

Ronelle Burger

Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa

Carmen S Christian

Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Duane Blaauw

Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa