Effectiveness of maternal referral system in a rural setting: a case study from Rufiji district, Tanzania
Open Access
- 3 December 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 10 (1) , 326
Abstract
The functional referral system is important in backing-up antenatal, labour and delivery, and postnatal services in the primary level of care facilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the maternal referral system through determining proportion of women reaching the hospitals after referral advice, appropriateness of the referral indications, reasons for non-compliance and to find out if compliance to referrals makes a difference in the perinatal outcome.Keywords
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