Background Maternal mortality is noticeably high in sub-Saharan African countries including
Ethiopia. Continuous nationwide systematic evaluation and assessment of the problem …

Background Point-of-care testing is increasingly being used in general practice to assist
GPs in their management of patients with chronic disease. However, patient satisfaction and …

Background Improving use of family planning services is key to improving maternal health in
Africa, and provision of quality of care in family planning services is critical to support higher …

Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness of point‐of‐care testing (PoCT) with that of
pathology laboratory testing, as measured by patients’ adherence to medication. Design: …

Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness of point‐of‐care testing (PoCT) and that of
pathology laboratory testing, as measured by therapeutic control in chronic conditions. Design…

Background While point of care testing (PoCT) for general practitioners is becoming
increasingly popular, few studies have investigated whether it represents value for money. This …

Introduction Over the last two decades, while contraceptive use has improved in Ethiopia,
the contraceptive prevalence rate remains low. In addition to socio-demographic and cultural …

… Caroline O. Laurence … For some time during the period of data collection and analysis
for this study, Caroline Laurence and Taryn Elliott worked for Adelaide to Outback. …

Background Accurate estimates of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) are important
for calculating appropriate sample sizes for cluster-randomized trials. The ICC and hence the …

Background In Australia, the approach to health workforce planning has been supply-led
and resource-driven rather than need-based. The result has been cycles of shortages and …