Quality of primary care for sexually transmitted diseases in Durban, South Africa: Influences of patient, nurse, organizational and socioeconomic characteristics

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 388-394

  Bachmann, M O ^a   Colvin, M S E ^b   Nsibande, D ^b   Connolly, C ^b   Curtis, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b HIV Prevention Research Unit   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clinic; Quality; Sexually transmitted disease; Simulated patients

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIMULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONDOMS; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 2942711606     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646204774195245     Document Type: Review

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