The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a time and motion study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a time and motion study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Abstract Background In many African countries, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are predominantly delivered by nurses. Although task-shifting is not yet well established, community health workers (CHWs) are often informally used as part of PMTCT delivery. According...

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Main Authors: Helga Naburi, Anna Mia Ekström, Phares Mujinja, Charles Kilewo, Karim Manji, Gunnel Biberfeld, David Sando, Guerino Chalamila, Till Bärnighausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Subjects:
Task-shifting
Nurses
Community health workers
Cost
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12960-017-0207-2

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