| Autor: |
Obisesan, O, Akinyemi, JO, Morhason-Bello, IO, Yusuf, OB, Eyelade, RO, Ilori, T, Aderinto, AA, Kana, I, Solanke, O, Suleiman, J, Okara, D, Adebiyi, A, Abdullahi, AM, Adewole, IF |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
African Journal of Reproductive Health; Vol. 26 No. 11 (2022): Special Issue; 77-85 |
| ISSN: |
1118-4841 |
| Popis: |
Clinical competence of primary healthcare (PHC) workers is important in the delivery of maternal and child health care and services. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy and adherence to clinical guidelines for the management of some clinical conditions such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, neonatal asphyxia and postpartum hemorrhage, as a proxy to measure the clinical competence of frontline health workers in PHCs in selected states in Nigeria. Ninety PHC facilities were randomly selected in each State and the FCT. Of the 3330 health workers, only 36.0% were able to correctly diagnose the five selected medical conditions. There was a significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy of the health workers with the doctors having highest diagnostic accuracy (65.5%) compared to other health workers (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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