Perceived quality of care for common childhood illnesses: facility versus community based providers in Uganda.

OBJECTIVE:To compare caretakers' perceived quality of care (PQC) for under-fives treated for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea by community health workers (CHWs) and primary health facility workers (PHFWs). METHODS:Caretaker rated PQC for children aged (2-59) months treated by either CHWs or PHF...

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Main Authors: Agnes Nanyonjo, Fredrick Makumbi, Patrick Etou, Göran Tomson, Karin Källander, inSCALE Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3820538?pdf=render