Understanding factors influencing care seeking for sick children in Ebonyi and Kogi States, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Leanne Dougherty (Author), Kate Gilroy (Author), Abimbola Olayemi (Author), Omitayo Ogesanmola (Author), Felix Ogaga (Author), Chinwe Nweze (Author), Joya Banerjee (Author), Chioma Oduenyi (Author), Michel Pacqué (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nigeria has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world, with an estimated 750,000 deaths annually among children under age five. The majority of these deaths are due to pneumonia, malaria, or diarrhea. Many parents do not seek sick-child care from trained, biomedical p...