Development of a theory and evidence-based program to promote community treatment of fevers in children under five in a rural district in Southern Ghana: An intervention mapping approach

Abstract Background This paper describes the development and implementation of a program to promote prompt and appropriate care seeking for fever in children under the age of five. Designed as a multicomponent program, the intervention comprises elements to influence the behavior of caregivers of ch...

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Main Authors: Mercy Abbey, L. Kay Bartholomew, Margaret A. Chinbuah, Margaret Gyapong, John O. Gyapong, Bart van den Borne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3957-1