Stigma as a barrier to treatment for child acute malnutrition in Marsabit County, Kenya

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 125-138

  Bliss, Jessica Robin ^a   Njenga, Martin ^b   Stoltzfus, Rebecca Joyce ^a   Pelletier, David Louis ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Concern Worldwide ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

Access; Acute malnutrition; Community based management of acute malnutrition; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KENYA; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SHAME; STIGMA; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DIET THERAPY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; KENYA; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84958839015     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12198     Document Type: Article

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