Insights into health care seeking behaviour for children in communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Main Authors: Lyn Haskins (Author), Merridy Grant (Author), Sifiso Phakathi (Author), Aurene Wilford (Author), Ngcwalisa Jama (Author), Christiane Horwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: South African infant and child mortality remains high, with many deaths occurring outside the formal health services. Delayed health care seeking represents a large proportion of these deaths. Aim: To generate knowledge about the role of, and influences on, caregivers with regard to deci...