
Standard treatment guidelines: Perception and utilization in a tertiary health care facility in South-South, Nigeria
Author(s) -
A Stephen Ayinbuomwan,
Ambrose O. Isah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_25_18
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , health care , health facility , developing country , tertiary care , nursing , medical education , environmental health , health services , population , economic growth , economics
The Nigerian National Standard Treatment Guidelines (NSTG) was introduced in 2008 and the second edition was launched in 2017. This study evaluated the level of awareness, acceptance, and use of this tool within the Nigerian health-care system.