Socio-cultural determinants of health-seeking behaviour on the Kenyan coast: a qualitative study.
Severe childhood illnesses present a major public health challenge for Africa, which is aggravated by a suboptimal response to the child's health problems with reference to the health-seeking behaviour of the parents or guardians. We examined the health-seeking behaviour of parents at the Kenya...
Main Authors: | Amina Abubakar, Anneloes Van Baar, Ronald Fischer, Grace Bomu, Joseph K Gona, Charles R Newton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3832523?pdf=render |
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