Health care seeking patterns and determinants of out-of-pocket expenditure for Malaria for the children under-five in Uganda

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nabyonga Orem, Juliet ^a   Mugisha, Frederick ^b   Okui, Albert Peter ^c   Musango, Laurent ^d   Kirigia, Joses Muthuri ^d  

^a Health Systems and Services Cluster   (Uganda)

^b Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development   (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

Author keywords

Household out of pocket expenditure; Malaria; Uganda; Under fives

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; OUT OF POCKET EXPENDITURE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878364726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-175     Document Type: Article

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