How supportive supervision influences immunization session site practices: A quasi-experimental study in Odisha, India

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Panda, Bhuputra ^a   Pati, Sanghamitra ^a   Nallala, Srinivas ^a   Chauhan, Abhimanyu S ^a   Anasuya, Anita ^b   Som, Meena ^c   Zodpey, Sanjay ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b DFID Technical Management and Support Team Government of Odisha   (India)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization practices; Odisha; Service delivery; Session site; Supportive supervision

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCEDURES; VACCINATION;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; INSERVICE TRAINING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84930629937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.25772     Document Type: Article

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