Using traditional healers to treat child malnutrition: a qualitative study of health-seeking behaviour in eastern Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Ketema Degefa (Author), Adugna Tadesse (Author), Caroline Ackley (Author), Lola Madrid (Author), Nega Assefa (Author), Markus Breines (Author), Kasthuri Sivalogan (Author), Maria Maixenchs (Author), John Blevins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Malnutrition among children under five years of age is a major public health issue in many low and middle-income constrained countries. According to WHO, 5.3 million under-five children die every year and about 45% of these deaths are linked to malnutrition. While it is clear tha...