Self-referrals and associated factors among laboring mothers at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Dilla, Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Aneleay Cherinet Eritero (Author), Kahsay Zenebe Gebreslasie (Author), Alem Tadesse Asgedom (Author), Abriham Shiferaw Areba (Author), Aregahegn Wudneh (Author), Yesuneh Bayisa (Author), Wondwosen Molla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background When medical cases are difficult to manage at the level of primary health care units (PHCU), formal referral assists patients transferring to a higher level of care. In contrast, self-referral and bypassing are synonymously used in literature to describe the phenomenon of patient...