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Field research

22 April 2013
2013

Measuring equity in utilization of emergency obstetric care at Wolisso Hospital in Oromiya, Ethiopia: a crosssectional study.

2013-04-22T15:40:22+02:0022 April 2013|

Wilunda C., Putoto G., Manenti F., Castiglioni M., Azzimonti G., Edessa W., Atzori A., Merialdi M., Betrán A.P., Vogel J., Criel B.
International Journal for Equity in Health. 2013 April

Ethiopia’s infant and maternal mortality rates are among the world’s highest. In order to tackle the problem effectively it is crucial to improve equity in access to emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services. There is therefore a growing need to monitor said equity. This study involved surveying 760 women at Wolisso Hospital in Ethiopia by way [...]

8 April 2013
2013

Factors associated with patient and health care system delay in diagnosis for tuberculosis in the province of Luanda, Angola.

2013-04-08T15:32:43+02:008 April 2013|

Segagni Lusignani L., Quaglio G., Atzori A., Nsuka J., Grainger R., Palma Mda C., Putoto G., Manenti F.
BMC Infectious Diseases. 2013 April

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death in Angola, where delays in diagnosis of the disease constitute a significant hindrance to preventing its widespread transmission. Operational research can play an important role in helping to improve the quality and effectiveness of national TB programs, yet no such in-depth studies have been carried [...]