Participation in health planning in a decentralised health system: Experiences from facility governing committees in the Kongwa district of Tanzania

Global Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1125-1138

  Frumence, Gasto ^a   Nyamhanga, Tumaini ^a   Mwangu, Mughwira ^a   Hurtig, Anna Karin ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

decentralisation; health planning; participation; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RESPONSIBILITY; ROLE PLAYING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TANZANIA; TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CONSUMER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POLITICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TANZANIA;

EID: 84912524220     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2014.953563     Document Type: Article

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