The Impact of Patient-Prescriber Interaction Group Discussions on Injection Prescribing in Public and Private Primary Health Care Facilities in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
@article{Massele2012TheIO, title={The Impact of Patient-Prescriber Interaction Group Discussions on Injection Prescribing in Public and Private Primary Health Care Facilities in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania}, author={Amos Massele and Y. Mashalla and N. Mwamba}, journal={Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology Advances}, year={2012}, volume={2}, pages={295-300} }
The use of medicine in treating diseases is an integral component of health care, and currently practicing physicians are being challenged by coping with rapidly changing pharmacologic treatments. There is evidence that prescribing practices especially with regards to injections is inconsistent with the norms for safety and effectiveness. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of Interactional Group Discussion (IGD) as an alternative intervention to improving injection prescribing… CONTINUE READING
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