Long and Short Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Training Courses in Afghanistan: A Cross-sectional Cohort Comparison of Post-Course Knowledge and Performance

• Autors principals: Maureen Mayhew (Autor), Paul Ickx (Autor), William Newbrander (Autor), Hedayatullah Stanekzai (Autor), Sayed Alisha Alawi (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Background In 2003 the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) adopted the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) for delivering child health services in primary care facilities. Key problems were subsequently identified: high cost of training, frequent health worker turnover and poor qua...