The impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) service scale-up on mechanisms of accountability in zambian primary health centres: A case-based health systems analysis

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Topp, Stephanie M ^a,b,c   Black, Jim ^c   Morrow, Martha ^c   Chipukuma, Julien M ^d   Van Damme, Wim ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LUSAKA   (Zambia)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accountability; Health systems; HIV service scale up; Primary health centres

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL CARE; OBSERVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ZAMBIA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84928103565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0703-9     Document Type: Article

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