Primary eye care in Rwanda: Gender of service providers and other factors associated with effective service delivery

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-533

  Müller, Andreas ^a   Murenzi, Janvier ^a   Mathenge, Wanjiku ^a   Munana, Joseph ^b   Courtright, Paul ^c  

^a FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b Kanombe Military Hospital   (Rwanda)

^c Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cataract; Eye diseases; Primary health care; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

EYE DISEASE; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH WORKER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EXPECTATION; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RWANDA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RWANDA; SEX FACTORS;

RWANDA;

EID: 77950634192     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02498.x     Document Type: Article

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