"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

• Main Authors: Doris Burtscher (Author), Anna Christina Maukner (Author), Margerita Piatti (Author), Jesse Verschuere (Author), Tamba Magnus Aruna (Author), Olga Em (Author), Gbane Mahama (Author), Annick Antierens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...