The role of supportive supervision on immunization program outcome - A randomized field trial from Georgia

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Djibuti, Mamuka ^a,b   Gotsadze, George ^a   Zoidze, Akaki ^a   Mataradze, George ^c   Esmail, Laura C ^d   Kohler, Jillian ^d  

^a CURATIO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Georgia)

^b TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^c Curatio International Foundation   (Georgia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION MANAGER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESPONSIBILITY; SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION; TETANUS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINE WASTAGE;

EID: 79957602495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-S1-S11     Document Type: Article

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