Background: Increasing chronic diseases challenges the health systems of low- and middleincome countries, including Cameroon. Type 1 diabetes (T1D), among the most common chronic diseases in children, poses particular care delivery challenges. Aim: We examined social representations of patients’ roles ...
Akande, Tanimola;
Adeniran, Abiodun;
Adesiyun, Omotayo;
Fasiku, Mojirola;
Jimoh, Maryam;
Okoli, Ugo;
Chukwu, Elizabeth;
Chukwu, Elizabeth;
Tappis, Hannah;
Hills, Kathleen;
Adoghe, Anthony;
Olushola, Ayoola;
Olaogun, Oluwadamilola.
Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) charter is one of the tools for ensuring quality of care in maternity services. Nigeria is a signatory to RMC charter; therefore, the charter is expected to be the standard of care. However, in Nigeria and other countries, reports of disrespectful maternity care abound; th...
Contexte Afin de réduire davantage le nombre de décès d’enfants, il convient d’examiner la qualité des soins de santé dispensés aux enfants et les facteurs qui contribuent aux décès. L’objectif de cette étude est de mesurer la qualité des soins afin d...
Objective: Is the quality of care in the pediatric department of HSMEBG appreciable? The objective of this work is to study the quality of care in the pediatric department of the Blanche Gomes Mother-Child Specialized Hospital in Brazzaville (Congo) in order to enable its improvement.Met...
Fernandes, quinhas;
orvalho, augusto;
Machai, helena;
Pfeiffer, james;
Carone, marco;
Pinto, norton;
Carimo, naziat;
Ramiro, isaías;
Gloyd, stephen;
Sherr, kenneth.
Introduction: Overall, resilient health systems build upon sufficient, qualified, well-distributed, and motivated health workers; however, this precious resource is limited in numbers to meet people's demands, particularly in LMICs. Understanding the subnational distribution of health workers from differ...
Background. Patient safety research is scarce in developing countries. Estimates of patient harm due to healthcare processes in resource-poor settings are thought to be greater than those in developed countries. Ideally, errors in healthcare should be seen as opportunities to improve the future quality o...
BACKGROUND: Even though quality maternal care is crucial for the well-being of women and their newborns, the inferior quality of antenatal care in rural Ethiopia is a timely concern. This study aimed to investigate the effects of combining antenatal care visits at health posts and health centers on impro...
Introduction: over one third of total Disability-Adjusted-Life-Years lost in Kenya are due to non-communicable diseases (NCD). In response, the Government declared significant commitment towards improving NCD care. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the burden on the already overstretched health systems in ...
Niyonsaba, Mediatrice;
Nkeshimana, Menelas;
Uwitonze, Jean Marie;
Davies, Justine;
Maine, Rebecca;
Nyinawankusi, Jeanne D'Arc;
Hunt, McKenna;
Rickard, Rob;
Jayaraman, Sudha;
Watt, Melissa H.
Introduction: Prompt, high-quality pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to identify factors that compromise efficiency and quality of pre-hospital emergency care in Rwanda, and explore the opportunities for a mobile hea...
Background. Regulation of antibiotic prescription and consumption remain a major public health burden in low- and middle-income country. This study aimed to describe the antibiotic consumption of patients who had a positive antibiotic culture in a reference laboratory.
Methods. A retrospective descripti...
