Trends in health worker performance after implementing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy in Benin

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-446

  Rowe, Alexander K ^a   Osterholt, Dawn M ^a,b   Kouamé, Julien ^a   Piercefield, Emily ^a   Herman, Karen M ^a   Onikpo, Faustin ^c   Lama, Marcel ^d   Deming, Michael S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Benin)

^d Africare Benin ^*  (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; Child health; Developing country; Health services research; Integrated Management of Childhood Illness

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 84858978355     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02976.x     Document Type: Article

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