| Title |
Use of surgical task shifting to scale up essential surgical services: a feasibility analysis at facility level in Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-292 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Moses Galukande, Sam Kaggwa, Patrick Sekimpi, Othman Kakaire, Achilles Katamba, Ian Munabi, Francis Mwesigye Runumi, Ed Mills, Amy Hagopian, Geoffrey Blair, Scott Barnhart, Sam Luboga |
| Abstract |
The shortage and mal-distribution of surgical specialists in sub-Saharan African countries is born out of shortage of individuals choosing a surgical career, limited training capacity, inadequate remuneration, and reluctance on the part of professionals to work in rural and remote areas, among other reasons. This study set out to assess the views of clinicians and managers on the use of task shifting as an effective way of alleviating shortages of skilled personnel at a facility level. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 124 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 24 | 19% |
| Unknown | 33 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Psychology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 43 | 33% |
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