Starting at the community: Treatment-seeking pathways of children with suspected severe malaria in Uganda.

• Main Authors: Nina C Brunner (Author), Aliya Karim (Author), Proscovia Athieno (Author), Joseph Kimera (Author), Gloria Tumukunde (Author), Irene Angiro (Author), Aita Signorell (Author), Giulia Delvento (Author), Tristan T Lee (Author), Mark Lambiris (Author), Alex Ogwal (Author), Juliet Nakiganda (Author), Flavia Mpanga (Author), Fred Kagwire (Author), Maureen Amutuhaire (Author), Christian Burri (Author), Christian Lengeler (Author), Phyllis Awor (Author), Manuel W Hetzel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Community health workers (CHW) usually refer children with suspected severe malaria to the nearest public health facility or a designated public referral health facility (RHF). Caregivers do not always follow this recommendation. This study aimed at identifying post-referral treatment-seeking pathwa...