Using mixed methods to evaluate perceived quality of care in southern Tanzania

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 233-239

  Tancred, Tara ^a   Schellenberg, Joanna ^a   Marchant, Tanya ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal and newborn health; Mixed methods; Perceived quality of care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL FEE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TANZANIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964711790     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw002     Document Type: Article

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