Why don't clinicians adhere more consistently to guidelines for the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-63

  Lange, Siri ^a   Mwisongo, Aziza ^b   Mæstad, Ottar ^a  

^a CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b The National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Adherence; Africa; Clinical guidelines; Health worker performance; Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI); Know do gap; Motivation; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GUIDELINE; HEALTH WORKER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; VIGNETTE;

TANZANIA;

ADHERENCE; AFRICA; CLINICAL GUIDELINES; HEALTH WORKER PERFORMANCE; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMCI); KNOW-DO GAP; MOTIVATION; TANZANIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84896728656     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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