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

• Váldodahkkit: Aneleay Cherinet Eritero (Dahkki), Kahsay Zenebe Gebreslasie (Dahkki), Alem Tadesse Asgedom (Dahkki), Abriham Shiferaw Areba (Dahkki), Aregahegn Wudneh (Dahkki), Yesuneh Bayisa (Dahkki), Wondwosen Molla (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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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...