Drug use and health-seeking behavior for childhood illness in Vietnam-A qualitative study

Health Policy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 320-329

  Hoa, Nguyen Quynh ^a,c   Öhman, Ann ^b   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^c   Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim ^d  

^a Vietnam Cuba Friendship Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Drug use; Focus group discussion; Health seeking behavior; Qualitative content analysis; Quality of health system; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISEPTON; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PARACETAMOL; SALBUTAMOL; SPIRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TRUST; URBAN AREA; VIET NAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VIETNAM;

EID: 34250697427     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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