Competence of health care providers on care of newborns at birth in a level-1 health facility in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-

  Monebenimp, Francisca ^a   Tenefopa, Makudjou ^a   Koh, Valere Mve ^b   Kago, Innocent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^c Cameroon Pediatric Society   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Competence; Health care providers; Health facility; Neonatal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REFRESHER COURSE; RESUSCITATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; ADULT; BIRTH; CAMEROON; CHILD CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CENTER; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR COMPLICATION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CAMEROON; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84865294671     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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