Weakest Link: Competence and Prestige as Constraints to Referral by Isolated Nurses in Rural Niger

Language:

English

Authors:

Bossyns P, Lerberghe WV

Series/Journal Title:

Human Resources in Health

Volume:

2

Issue:

1

Publication Date:

2004

Description:

For a health district to function, referral from health centres to district hospitals is critical. In many developing countries referral systems perform well below expectations. Niger is not an exception in this matter. Beyond obvious problems of cost and access this study shows to what extent the behaviour of the health worker in its interaction with the patient can be a barrier of its own. [from abstract]

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Subject

Geographic Focus

Resource Type

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