Journal of Health Education Research & Development

Amon Exavery

Publications

• Research Article
  Uptake of Training on Vscan by Midlevel Providers Working in Rural Health Facilities in Tanzania: Implications for Reliability
  Author(s): Selemani Mbuyita, Robert Tillya, Ritha Godfrey, Uzzell Janeen, Kallol Mukherji, Amon Exavery and Godfrey MbarukuSelemani Mbuyita, Robert Tillya, Ritha Godfrey, Uzzell Janeen, Kallol Mukherji, Amon Exavery and Godfrey Mbaruku
  
  For decades now maternal mortality has remained high especially in developing countries. Reasons for these deaths are many but mainly due to health system failures such as critical shortages of health work force and limited use of appropriate technologies in service rendering among others. New innovations are produced to reduce maternal mortality. One such innovation is the use of a hand held portable ultrasound called Vscan. However, while the Vscan is simplified to suit different contexts, availability of experts to manage and conduct scanning in rural health facilities is limited. Training of the available non clinician and midlevel health providers is one of the available options. We conducted a study to ascertain if midlevel health providers working in rural settings in Tanzania can be trained and provide ultrasound scanning services using the Vscan in routine ant.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2332-0893.1000123

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