Measuring pediatric quality of care in rural clinics-A multi-country assessment-Cambodia, Guatemala, Zambia and Kenya

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 586-593

  Edward, Anbrasi ^a   Dam, Kim ^b   Chege, Jane ^c   Ghee, Annette E ^c   Zare, Hossein ^a   Chhorvann, Chea ^d  

^a Department of International Health ^*  (United States)

^b Center for Communication Programs   (United States)

^c Global Health Population and Nutrition   (United States)

^d National Institute of Public Health   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Child health; IMCI; Quality of care; Rural clinics

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONSULTATION TIME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS INDEX; INTERVIEW; KENYA; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING; ZAMBIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; OBSERVATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STANDARDS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CAMBODIA; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; OBSERVATION; PARENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 85014492195     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw080     Document Type: Article

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