The Long Road to Care: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Referral Delays for Pediatric Injury Patients in Northern Tanzania

Elizabeth M Keating, Rosalia Njau, Joaquim Magoma, Baraka Moshi, Deusdedith Marandu, Emmanuel Minja, Itikija Msuya, Anord Anthony, Francis Sakita, Matti Koenig, Edwin Shewiyo, Cassidy Huun, Sharla Rent, Getrude Nkini, Nancy Mmary, Heather T Keenan, Jennie L Hill, Melissa H Watt, Catherine A Staton, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czag121
Published: 2026-10-22
Container: Health Policy and Planning
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/heapol/czag121,
  title = {The Long Road to Care: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Referral Delays for Pediatric Injury Patients in Northern Tanzania},
  author = {Elizabeth M Keating and Rosalia Njau and Joaquim Magoma and Baraka Moshi and Deusdedith Marandu and Emmanuel Minja and Itikija Msuya and Anord Anthony and Francis Sakita and Matti Koenig and Edwin Shewiyo and Cassidy Huun and Sharla Rent and Getrude Nkini and Nancy Mmary and Heather T Keenan and Jennie L Hill and Melissa H Watt and Catherine A Staton and Blandina Theophil Mmbaga and Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Health Policy and Planning},
  doi = {10.1093/heapol/czag121},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czag121}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Long Road to Care: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Referral Delays for Pediatric Injury Patients in Northern Tanzania
AU  - Elizabeth M Keating
AU  - Rosalia Njau
AU  - Joaquim Magoma
AU  - Baraka Moshi
AU  - Deusdedith Marandu
AU  - Emmanuel Minja
AU  - Itikija Msuya
AU  - Anord Anthony
AU  - Francis Sakita
AU  - Matti Koenig
AU  - Edwin Shewiyo
AU  - Cassidy Huun
AU  - Sharla Rent
AU  - Getrude Nkini
AU  - Nancy Mmary
AU  - Heather T Keenan
AU  - Jennie L Hill
AU  - Melissa H Watt
AU  - Catherine A Staton
AU  - Blandina Theophil Mmbaga
AU  - Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci
PY  - 2026
JO  - Health Policy and Planning
DO  - 10.1093/heapol/czag121
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czag121
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Keating, E. M., Njau, R., Magoma, J., Moshi, B., Marandu, D., Minja, E., Msuya, I., Anthony, A., Sakita, F., Koenig, M., Shewiyo, E., Huun, C., Rent, S., Nkini, G., Mmary, N., Keenan, H. T., Hill, J. L., Watt, M. H., Staton, C. A., Mmbaga, B. T., & Vissoci, J. R. N. (2026). The Long Road to Care: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Referral Delays for Pediatric Injury Patients in Northern Tanzania. Health Policy and Planning. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czag121

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