Health care system changes supporting the development of the nurse practitioner role in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMboineki, Joanes
dc.contributor.authorChen, Changying
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T12:44:09Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T12:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionAbstract Full text available at https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000168en_US
dc.description.abstractAccessibility to health care services remains a global challenge, and this has affected the quality of services delivered. This has affected the quality of health care services. Poor accessibility to health care services in Tanzania has hindered the achievements of health care system goals. The development of the nurse practitioner (NP) role has not yet received enough attention to resolve current existing and emerging problems facing the Tanzanian health care system. This study assessed the health care system changes that support the development of the NP role in Tanzania. A descriptive, cross-sectional study design was used to collect quantitative data. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to collect data from 237 health care providers using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were entered into SPSS version 20 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test for independence (Pearson Chi-square, χ2). Although the government of Tanzania has made some improvements in access to health care services, the rural health care facilities still suffer from an extreme shortage of skilled health care providers. This has forced the government to allow medical attendants to treat patients when they are not licensed to do so. The development of the NP role should be able to address the shortage of skilled health care providers in rural health care facilities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMboineki, J. F., & Chen, C. (2019). Health care system changes supporting the development of the nurse practitioner role in Tanzania. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 31(9), 488-496.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000168
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2896
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Healthen_US
dc.subjectHealth care systemen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectHealth care servicesen_US
dc.subjectNPen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.subjectNurse practitioner developmenten_US
dc.subjectNurse practitioneren_US
dc.titleHealth care system changes supporting the development of the nurse practitioner role in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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