Seeking care for epilepsy and its impacts on households in a rural district in southern Malawi
Background: Epilepsy is a disability as defined in the 2012 Disability Act of the Government of Malawi. Objectives: This article explores the health-seeking behaviour of people with epilepsy in a rural town in southern Malawi and how having a person with epilepsy impacts on the households’ product...
Main Authors: | Alister Munthali, Stine H. Braathen, Lisbet Grut, Yusman Kamaleri, Benedicte Ingstad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2013-09-01
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Series: | African Journal of Disability |
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Online Access: | https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/54 |
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