Negotiating improved case management of childhood illness with formal and informal private practitioners in Uganda

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 967-973

  Tawfik, Youssef ^a,e   Nsungwa Sabitii, Jesca ^b   Greer, George ^c   Owor, Joseph ^b   Kesande, Rosette ^b   Prysor Jones, Suzanne ^d  

^a USAID   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c Management Sciences for Health   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Child survival; Diarrhoea; Malaria; Private practitioners; Quality; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH WORKER;

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; UGANDA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; MALARIA; NEGOTIATING; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 33744900133     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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