Medical imaging consultation practices and challenges at public hospitals in the Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia: a descriptive phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical imaging plays a vital role in the accurate diagnosis, treatment and outcome prediction of many diseases and injuries. However, in many African countries, deserving populations do not have access to the proper medical imaging specialists' services. As a result, clinicians continue to struggle to provide medical imaging via consultation. However, little is known about conventional referral consultation practices and their challenges. This study, therefore, aimed to explore the practice and challenges of medical imaging service consultation among health professionals and patients in the context of the Ethiopian public healthcare delivery system.

Methods

Descriptive phenomenological study was employed to explore the practice of medical imaging service consulta

SUBMITTER: Nigatu AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367423 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature