Healthcare seeking behaviour during illness among older adults in Ghana: does food security status matter?
Abstract Background Ghana’s growing older adult population raises critical questions regarding healthcare for these older adults. At the same time, food insecurity is high among older adults in Ghana. This underscores the need to investigate the issues of food security and healthcare seeking behavio...
Main Authors: | Joseph Asumah Braimah, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Daniel Amoak, Yujiro Sano, Roger Antabe, Ebenezer Dassah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04023-9 |
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