Effectiveness of educational outreach in infectious diseases management: a cluster randomized trial in Uganda

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Authors

Martin Mbonye · Makerere University

Sarah Burnett · Accordia Global Health Foundation

Sarah Naikoba · University of Antwerp

Allan Ronald · University of Manitoba

Robert Colebunders · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Jean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden · University of Antwerp

Marcia R. Weaver

Abstract

Effects of OSS on workload were not statistically significant. Significant OSS effects on facility performance across subgroups were heterogeneous. OSS supported MLP who diagnosed and treated patients to apply IMID knowledge. For other providers, OSS supported team work to manage emergency patients. This evidence on OSS effectiveness could inform interventions to improve health workers' capacity to deliver better quality infectious diseases care.

Topics & Keywords

Global Maternal and Child Health Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Healthcare Systems and Reforms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 714-714

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3375-4

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