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Brief educational interventions to improve performance on novel quality metrics in ambulatory settings in Kenya: A multi-site pre-post effectiveness trial
BACKGROUND: The quality of primary care delivered in resource-limited settings is low. While some progress has been made using educational …
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HIV policy implementation in two health and demographic surveillance sites in Uganda: findings from a national policy review, health facility surveys and key informant interviews
BACKGROUND: Successful HIV testing, care and treatment policy implementation is essential for realising the reductions in morbidity and mortality those …
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Measuring health system responsiveness at facility level in Ethiopia: performance, correlates and implications
BACKGROUND: Health system responsiveness measures (HSR) the non-health aspect of care relating to the environment and the way healthcare is …
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Determinants of neonatal mortality in rural Northern Ethiopia: A population based nested case control study
INTRODUCTION: In low income and middle income countries, neonatal mortality remains high despite the gradual reduction in under five mortality. …
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Developing a measure of mental health service satisfaction for use in low income countries: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Service satisfaction is integral to quality of care and measures are therefore considered important indicators of quality. Patient's responses …
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Quality of the delivery services in health facilities in Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Substantial improvements have been observed in the coverage of and access to maternal health service, especially in skilled birth …
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Qualitative assessment of women’s satisfaction with maternal health care in referral hospitals in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Available evidence suggests that the low use of antenatal, delivery, and post-natal services by Nigerian women may be due …
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Healthcare workers’ behaviors and personal determinants associated with providing adequate sexual and reproductive healthcare services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers may affect the utilization of sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services, and quality of care thereof, for …
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Relationships between structure, process and outcome to assess quality of integrated chronic disease management in a rural South African setting: applying a structural equation model
BACKGROUND: South Africa faces a complex dual burden of chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In response, the Integrated Chronic …
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A creative analysis of the role of practice development facilitators in a critical care environment
Practice development focuses on methods to address the quality of care and advance healthcare practices. The role of practice development …
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Unpredictability dictates quality of maternal and newborn care provision in rural Tanzania-A qualitative study of health workers’ perspectives
BACKGROUND: Health workers are the key to realising the potential of improved quality of care for mothers and newborns in …
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Prediction of Under-Detection of Paediatric Tuberculosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Experience of Six Years in the South-Kivu Province
INTRODUCTION: In the field of tuberculosis (TB), and particularly in regard to paediatric TB (PedTB), clinical skills of health professionals …
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Assessment of quality of care among in-patients with postpartum haemorrhage and severe pre-eclampsia at st. Francis hospital nsambya: a criteria-based audit
BACKGROUND: The maternal mortality ratio of Uganda is still high and the leading causes of maternal mortality are postpartum haemorrhage …
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Emergency obstetric and neonatal care availability, use, and quality: a cross-sectional study in the city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2011
BACKGROUND: While emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) is a proxy indicator for monitoring maternal and perinatal mortalities, in Democratic …
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Poor Quality for Poor Women? Inequities in the Quality of Antenatal and Delivery Care in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Quality of healthcare is an important determinant of future progress in global health. However, the distributional aspects of quality …
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A socio-ecological perspective of access to and acceptability of HIV/AIDS treatment and care services: a qualitative case study research
BACKGROUND: Access to healthcare is an essential element of health development and a fundamental human right. While access to and …
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Knowledge, awareness and readiness of private sector doctors practising in the Ethekweni and Ugu districts of KwaZulu-Natal province for the implementation of the National Health Insurance
Background: The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) aims to improve quality of care and equity in healthcare financing for all …
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‘Tweaking’ the model for understanding and preventing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Low Income Countries: “inserting new ideas into a timeless wine skin”
BACKGROUND: Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Low Income Countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa involves numerous interrelated causes. The …
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Pathways to Care for Critically Ill or Injured Children: A Cohort Study from First Presentation to Healthcare Services through to Admission to Intensive Care or Death
PURPOSE: Critically ill or injured children require prompt identification, rapid referral and quality emergency management. We undertook a study to …
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The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) jointly hosted its triennial palliative care conference for Africa with the Hospice and Palliative …