Seasonal and geographic differences in treatment-seeking and household cost of febrile illness among children in Malawi.

  • Victoria L. Ewing
  • , David Lalloo
  • , Kamija S. Phiri
  • , Arantxa Roca-Feltrer
  • , Lindsay J. Mangham
  • , Miguel A. Sanjoaquin

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Abstract

Those living in hard-to-reach areas were less likely to attend a health facility for a childhood febrile event and experienced greater associated household costs. Consulting CHWs was infrequent, but appeared to reduce attendance at a health facility, even when indicated. Health service planners must consider geographic and financial barriers to accessing public health facilities in designing appropriate interventions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number32
Pages (from-to)32
JournalMalaria Journal
Volume10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Feb 2011

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