Perceptions of mothers and hospital staff of paediatric care in 13 public hospitals in northern Tanzania

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 805-810

  Mwangi, Rose ^a,b   Chandler, Clare ^a,b   Nasuwa, Fortunata ^a,c   Mbakilwa, Hilda ^a,c   Poulsen, Anja ^a,d   Bygbjerg, Ib Christian ^d   Reyburn, Hugh ^a,c  

^a Joint Malaria Programme   (Tanzania)

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

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Health personnel attitude; Hospitals; Paediatrics; Resource poor setting; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTHER; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SANITATION; TANZANIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MOTHERS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA;

EID: 46049116050     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.033     Document Type: Article

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