Introduction of newborn care within integrated community case management in Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL.5, 2012, Pages 46-53

  Kayemba, Christine Nalwadda ^a   Sengendo, Hanifah Naamala ^b   Ssekitooleko, James ^c   Kerber, Kate ^c   Källander, Karin ^b   Waiswa, Peter ^a   Aliganyira, Patrick ^b   Guenther, Tanya ^d   Gamache, Nathalie ^d   Strachan, Clare ^c   Ocan, Charles ^d   Magumba, Godfrey ^c   Counihan, Helen ^c   Mbonye, Anthony K ^e   Marsh, David R ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE;

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; STAFF TRAINING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UGANDA; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWBORN; RURAL POPULATION;

CAREGIVERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA;

EID: 84876911042     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0133     Document Type: Article

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