Health workers' and managers' perceptions of the integrated community case management program for childhood illness in Malawi: The importance of expanding access to child health services

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL.5, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Callaghan Koru, Jennifer A ^a   Hyder, Adnan A ^a   George, Asha ^a   Gilroy, Kate E ^a   Nsona, Humphreys ^b   Mtimuni, Angella ^b   Bryce, Jennifer ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALAWI; RESEARCH; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALAWI; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84876950497     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0665     Document Type: Article

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