Determinants of delay in care-seeking for febrile children in eastern Uganda

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 472-479

  Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a,b   Kallander, Karin ^a,b   Tomson, Goran ^b   Peterson, Stefan ^a,b   Pariyo, George ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b IHCAR   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Fever; Health care seeking behaviour; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

CHILD HEALTH; DRUG; HEALTH CARE; POVERTY;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COOLING; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERPNEA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PALLOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; UGANDA;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; MAYUGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 62449309086     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02237.x     Document Type: Article

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