Perceptions of health providers towards the use of standardised trauma form in managing trauma patients: a qualitative study from Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trauma registries (TRs) are essential to informing the quality of trauma care within health systems. Lack of standardised trauma documentation is a major cause of inconsistent and poor availability of trauma data in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), hindering the development of TRs in these regions. We explored health providers' perceptions on the use of a standardised trauma form to record trauma patient information in Tanzania.

Methods

An exploratory qualitative research using a semi-structured interview guide was carried out to purposefully selected key informants comprising of healthcare providers working in Emergency Units and surgical disciplines in five regional hospitals in Tanzania. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach to ide

SUBMITTER: Sawe HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7193390 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature