Barriers to access for severe acute malnutrition treatment services in Pakistan and Ethiopia: A comparative qualitative analysis

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1873-1882

  Puett, Chloe ^a   Guerrero, Saul ^b  

^a Action Against Hunger USA   (United States)

^b Action Against Hunger UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to access; Community based treatment; Coverage; Qualitative analysis; Severe acute malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURE; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS; PAKISTAN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84983142760     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014002444     Document Type: Article

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