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Health professionals' judgement of the role of TCs in various parameters. |
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| Number interviewed |
Their role is important |
Role more important for maternal care |
Provide life saving skills |
Alleviate competition for scarce resources |
Provide surgical emergency to a vast geographical area |
Have a key role in rural hospitals |
Replace the medical doctor (surgeon) |
Contribute to surgical care provision at 3rd and 4th level |
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| Medical Doctors |
31 |
27 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
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| Provincial Managers |
7 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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| District Level |
12 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
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| Specialists in central & prov. hosp. |
9 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Specialists in Maputo City |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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| Specialists at Maputo Central Hosp. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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| MCH Nurses |
18 |
16 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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| District Level |
15 |
13 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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| Provincial Managers |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
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| Chief nurses |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Theatre room team |
9 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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| District health directors |
8 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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| Total |
71 |
64 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
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Note: Given the multiple answers per interviewee, the total answers add more than the number of interviewees. | |||||||||
Cumbi et al. Human Resources for Health 2007 5:27 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-5-27 |
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