“Where my pocket can afford is where I will take my child”. The influence of structural factors on the health-seeking behaviour of the population in Gorama Mende and Wandor chiefdoms, Kenema district, Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, maternal and under-five mortality rates are among the highest in the world. In 2010, the government adopted the Free Healthcare Initiative (FHCI) providing free healthcare for children aged under-five and pregnant and lactating women. However, the FHCI is seriously impeded by the li...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-12-01
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Series: | SSM: Qualitative Research in Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321522000294 |