Supportive supervision: An effective intervention in achieving high quality malaria case management at primary health care level in Jos, Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-251

  Bello, Danjuma Ayotunde ^a   Hassan, Zuwaira Ibrahim ^a   Afolaranmi, Tolulope Olumide ^a   Tagurum, Yetunde Olubusayo ^a   Chirdan, Oluwabunmi Oluwayemisi ^a   Zoakah, Ayuba I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Case management of malaria; primary health care; supportive supervision

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPERVISORY CHECKLIST;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890424101     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.122695     Document Type: Article

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