Insights into health care seeking behaviour for children in communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: South African infant and child mortality remains high, with many deaths occurring outside the formal health services. Delayed health care seeking represents a large proportion of these deaths. Aim: To generate knowledge about the role of, and influences on, caregivers with regard to deci...

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Main Authors: Lyn Haskins, Merridy Grant, Sifiso Phakathi, Aurene Wilford, Ngcwalisa Jama, Christiane Horwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-05-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1378