Reasons for low uptake of referrals to ear and hearing services for children in Malawi

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Bright, Tess ^a   Mulwafu, Wakisa ^b   Thindwa, Richard ^b   Zuurmond, Maria ^a   Polack, Sarah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR AND HEARING SERVICE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIRECT COST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTENDANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURAL PROBLEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREND STUDY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST; EAR; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 85038960372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188703     Document Type: Article

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