Developing a tool to measure health worker motivation in district hospitals in Kenya.

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Published in Hum Resour Health on May 20, 2009

Authors

Patrick M Mbindyo1, Duane Blaauw, Lucy Gilson, Mike English

Author Affiliations

1: Kenya Medical Research Institute Centre for Geographic Medical Research Coast-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. pmbindyo@nairobi.kemri-wellcome.org

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluation of a Nurse Mentorship and Digital Health Package Intervention in Kenya | NCT05110521

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