Why is patient safety so hard in low-income countries? A qualitative study of healthcare workers' views in two African hospitals

Globalization and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Aveling, Emma Louise ^a,b   Kayonga, Yvette ^c   Nega, Ansha ^d   Dixon Woods, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Healthcare workers; Organization and delivery of healthcare; Patient safety; Resource limited

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; RESEARCH METHOD; SAFETY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AFRICA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MANAGER; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY;

EAST AFRICA;

AFRICA, EASTERN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84928733433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-015-0096-x     Document Type: Article

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