Change in maternal and newborn health care. Data from two cross-sectional surveys in Gombe State, North-East Nigeria, 2012 and 2015

This collection comprises the survey instruments and datasets for the household, health facility and frontline worker quantitative surveys which were conducted by the IDEAS project in Gombe State, North-East Nigeria in 2012 and 2015. Data were collected with the primary aims of demonstrating whether 1) interactions between families and frontline health workers had been enhanced between 2012 and 2015 by increasing in number, improving in quality and becoming more equitable; and 2) whether the coverage of life-saving interventions and behaviours has increased as a result of maternal and newborn health innovations