Household roles and care-seeking behaviours in response to severe childhood illness in mali

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 743-759

  Ellis, Amy A ^a,b   Doumbia, Seydou ^c   Traoré, Sidy ^d   Dalglish, Sarah L ^a   Winch, Peter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Catholic Relief Services   (Cambodia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^d World Food Program   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MALI; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84885037178     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932013000163     Document Type: Article

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