Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda

• Main Authors: Monica Okuga (Author), Peter Waiswa (Author), Rogers Mandu (Author), Juddy Wachira (Author), Claudia Hanson (Author), Fatuma Manzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To enhance understanding of the roles of community-based initiatives in poor rural societies, we describe and explore illness recognition, decision-making, and appropriate care-seeking for mothers and newborn illnesses in two districts in eastern Uganda where in one implementatio...