Utilization of integrated community case management services in three regions in Ethiopia after two years of implementation

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-55

  Tadesse, Yenealem ^a   Eniyew, Andargachew ^b   Mengistu, Birkety ^a   Eniyew, Antenane ^b   Marsh, David R ^c  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Le Monde Health and Development Consultancy   (Ethiopia)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Community case management; Community health worker; Ethiopia; Service utilization; Treatment rate

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIARRHEA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALARIA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIARRHEA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; MALARIA; MALE; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84929942555     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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