Intervention to Reduce Parental Bypass of Community Pediatric Primary Health Facilities in Asmara, Eritrea

Objective: To reduce direct parental referral of low acuity ill pediatric patients to the outpatient facilities of a nation’s only pediatric referral hospital. Patients and Methods: Longitudinal monitoring of outpatient visits at Orotta Children’s Hospital (OCH) and primary health facilities (PHFs)...

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Main Authors: JoAnne E. Natale MD, PhD, Ellen Hamburger MD, Mussie Aman MD, Woldu Asmerom MD, Amal Faisal MD, Fitsum Gebremichael MD, Solomon Haile MD, Meroni Maekele MD, Mahmud Mohammed MD, Dawit Tesfaye MD, Belai Ghiorghis, Jill G. Joseph MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-10-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131910380238