The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a time and motion study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
In many African countries, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are predominantly delivered by nurses. Although task-shifting is not yet well established, community health workers (CHWs) are often informally used as part of PMTCT delivery. According to the 2008 World He...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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26 May 2017
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Human resources for health
Year: 2017, Volume: 15 |
| ISSN: | 1478-4491 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12960-017-0207-2 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12960-017-0207-2 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-017-0207-2 
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| Author Notes: | Helga Naburi, Anna Mia Ekström, Phares Mujinja, Charles Kilewo, Karim Manji, Gunnel Biberfeld, David Sando, Guerino Chalamila, Till Bärnighausen |
| Summary: | In many African countries, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are predominantly delivered by nurses. Although task-shifting is not yet well established, community health workers (CHWs) are often informally used as part of PMTCT delivery. According to the 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) Task-shifting Guidelines, many PMTCT tasks can be shifted from nurses to CHWs. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 30.08.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1478-4491 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12960-017-0207-2 |