Heterogeneity in health seeking behaviour for treatment, prevention and urgent care in four districts in western Kenya

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 993-1008

  O'Meara, W P ^a,b   Karuru, S ^c   Fazen, L E ^d   Koech, J ^c   Kizito, B ^c   Tarus, C ^c   Menya, D ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Health seeking; Maternal and child health

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HETEROGENEITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVEL; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FAMILY SIZE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFANT; MOTHER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

KENYA;

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925581516     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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