Effect of integrated capacity-building interventions on malaria case management by health professionals in Uganda: A mixed design study with pre/post and cluster randomized trial components

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mbonye, Martin Kayitale ^a   Burnett, Sarah M ^b   Burua, Aldomoro ^c   Colebunders, Robert ^d,e   Crozier, Ian ^b   Kinoti, Stephen N ^f,g   Ronald, Allan ^h   Naikoba, Sarah ^a   Rubashembusya, Timothy ^a   Van Geertruyden, Jean Pierre ^d   Willis, Kelly S ^b   Weaver, Marcia R ⁱ  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b Accordia Global Health Foundation   (United States)

^c Management Sciences for Health   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^f University Research Co   (United States)

^g FIO CORPORATION   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTERED NURSE; STUDY DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UGANDA;

ANTIMALARIALS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UGANDA;

EID: 84896529031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084945     Document Type: Article

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