Task shifting in maternal and child health care: An evidence brief for Uganda

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-179

  Nabudere, Harriet ^a   Asiimwe, Delius ^a   Mijumbi, Rhona ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Maternal and child health care; Optimizing roles; Role expansion; Role extension; Task sharing; Task shifting; Uganda

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE; OPTIMIZING ROLES; ROLE EXPANSION; ROLE EXTENSION; TASK SHARING; TASK SHIFTING; UGANDA;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; NURSING; OBSTETRICS; OPTIMIZATION;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDWIFE; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDWIFERY; NURSES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79961122182     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462311000055     Document Type: Article

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