Adherence to management guidelines in acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in children under 5 years old in primary health care in Botswana

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-227

  Boonstra, Eelco ^a,c   Lindbæk, Morten ^a   Ngome, Enoch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Adherence; Botswana; Children under 5 years old; Diarrhoea; Management guidelines; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PENICILLIN V;

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BOTSWANA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 21044433918     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi020     Document Type: Article

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