Title |
Integration of HIV care into maternal health services: a crucial change required in improving quality of obstetric care in countries with high HIV prevalence
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-698x-13-27 |
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Authors |
Farai D Madzimbamuto, Sunanda Ray, Keitshokile D Mogobe |
Abstract |
The failure to reduce preventable maternal deaths represents a violation of women's right to life, health, non-discrimination and equality. Maternal deaths result from weaknesses in health systems: inadequate financing of services, poor information systems, inefficient logistics management and most important, the lack of investment in the most valuable resource, the human resource of health workers. Inadequate senior leadership, poor communication and low staff morale are cited repeatedly in explaining low quality of healthcare. Vertical programmes undermine other service areas by creating competition for scarce skilled staff, separate reporting systems and duplication of training and tasks. |
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United States | 3 | 60% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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United States | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 234 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 46 | 19% |
Researcher | 36 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 18 | 8% |
Other | 14 | 6% |
Other | 42 | 18% |
Unknown | 57 | 24% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 63 | 26% |
Social Sciences | 33 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 13% |
Psychology | 8 | 3% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 3% |
Other | 29 | 12% |
Unknown | 67 | 28% |