Clinicians' perspective of a training programme in syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections in Northern Tanzania

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 697-701

  Martin, David ^a   Klouman, Elise ^b   Masatu, Melkiory ^a   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b  

^a Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Private health sector; Process evaluation; STI; Syndromic management; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 27344459969     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646205774357253     Document Type: Article

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