District-based malaria epidemic early warning systems in East Africa: Perceptions of acceptability and usefulness among key staff at health facility, district and central levels

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-300

  Jones, Caroline ^a   Abeku, Tarekegn A ^a   Rapuoda, Beth ^b   Okia, Michael ^c   Cox, Jonathan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

East Africa; Health worker perceptions; Kenya; Malaria early warning systems (MEWS); Malaria epidemics; Staff motivation; Surveillance; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MALARIA; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; WARNING SYSTEM;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; KENYA; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; UGANDA;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

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

EID: 44849133817     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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