Potential barriers to healthcare in malawi for under-five children with cough and fever: A national household survey

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-78

  Ustrup Dr , Marte ^a   Ngwira, Bagrey ^b   Stockman, Lauren J ^c   Deming, Michael ^c   Nyasulu, Peter ^d   Bowie, Cameron ^b   Msyamboza, Kelias ^b   Meyrowitsch, Dan W ^a   Cunliffe, Nigel A ^e   Bresee, Joseph ^c   Fischer, Thea K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health expenditure; Health services accessibility; Healthcare surveys; Malaria; Malawi; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUGHING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUGH; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; MALE; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84898785688     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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