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| Title |
Physician tracking in sub-Saharan Africa: current initiatives and opportunities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Human Resources for Health, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1478-4491-12-21 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Candice Chen, Sarah Baird, Katumba Ssentongo, Sinit Mehtsun, Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Jim Scott, Nelson Sewankambo, Zohray Talib, Melissa Ward-Peterson, Damen Haile Mariam, Paschalis Rugarabamu |
| Abstract |
Physician tracking systems are critical for health workforce planning as well as for activities to ensure quality health care - such as physician regulation, education, and emergency response. However, information on current systems for physician tracking in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. The objective of this study is to provide information on the current state of physician tracking systems in the region, highlighting emerging themes and innovative practices. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| South Africa | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 102 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 98 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 22% |
| Researcher | 18 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 21% |
| Unknown | 17 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 15% |
| Unknown | 21 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 April 2014.
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#5,440,526
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#626
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#50,241
of 241,747 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Human Resources for Health
#12
of 26 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,261 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 50% of its peers.
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