“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

“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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Main Authors: Doris Burtscher, Anna Christina Maukner, Margerita Piatti, Jesse Verschuere, Tamba Magnus Aruna, Olga Em, Gbane Mahama, Annick Antierens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
Subjects:
Sierra Leone
Health-seeking behaviour
Free healthcare
Structural barriers of health
Traditional healers
Access to healthcare
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321522000294

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