Development of a theory and evidence-based program to promote community treatment of fevers in children under five in a rural district in Southern Ghana: An intervention mapping approach

• Autori principali: Mercy Abbey (Autore), L. Kay Bartholomew (Autore), Margaret A. Chinbuah (Autore), Margaret Gyapong (Autore), John O. Gyapong (Autore), Bart van den Borne (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background This paper describes the development and implementation of a program to promote prompt and appropriate care seeking for fever in children under the age of five. Designed as a multicomponent program, the intervention comprises elements to influence the behavior of caregivers of ch...