“For my safety and wellbeing, I always travel to seek health care in a distant facility”—the role of place and stigma in HIV testing decisions among GBMSM–BSGH 002

EY Zigah, GR Abu-Ba'are, OW Shamrock, HD Dakpui… - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
Gays, bisexuals, and all other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are heavily impacted
by HIV in Ghana compared to the general population. In addition to HIV and same-sex …

Experience of care of hospitalized newborns and young children and their parents: a scoping review

C Ndwiga, CE Warren, C Okondo, T Abuya, P Sripad - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Several global initiatives put parent involvement at the forefront of enabling
children's well-being and development and to promote quality of care for newborns and …

Factors associated with accessing and utilisation of healthcare and provision of health services for residents of slums in low and middle-income countries: a scoping …

JE Park, P Kibe, G Yeboah, O Oyebode, B Harris… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify factors associated with accessing and utilisation of healthcare and
provision of health services in slums. Design A scoping review incorporating a conceptual …

Antibiotic prescription from qualified sources for children with fever/cough: cross-sectional study from 59 low-and middle-income countries

MS Hossain, MF Islam, PB Arka, M Rohman… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) receive a staggering
number of antibiotic prescriptions, many of which are inappropriate. We aimed to explore the …

A qualitative study of the barriers to utilizing healthcare services among the tribal population in Assam

B Boro, N Saikia - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective We aim to explore the barriers to accessing modern healthcare services in two
tribal populations in Assam. Methods In March 2018, we conducted qualitative research …

“This one will delay us”: barriers to accessing health care services among persons with disabilities in Malawi

AC Munthali, L Swartz, H Mannan… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This paper explores the barriers which people with disabilities experience in
accessing health care services in Malawi. Methodology: Fifty-two in-depth interviews were …

Determinants of healthcare seeking for childhood illnesses among caregivers of under-five children in urban slums in Malawi: a population-based cross-sectional …

EA Lungu, C Darker, R Biesma - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background There is considerable evidence that health systems, in so far as they ensure
access to healthcare, promote population health even independent of other determinants …

Determinants of healthcare seeking and out-of-pocket expenditures in a “free” healthcare system: evidence from rural Malawi

MI Nakovics, S Brenner, G Bongololo… - Health economics …, 2020 - Springer
Background Monitoring financial protection is a key component in achieving Universal
Health Coverage, even for health systems that grant their citizens access to care free-of …

[HTML][HTML] Availability and readiness of health care facilities and their effects on under-five mortality in Bangladesh: Analysis of linked data

N Khan, NI Trisha, M Rashid - Journal of global health, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Under-five mortality is unacceptably high in Bangladesh instead of
governmental level efforts to reduce its prevalence over the years. Increased availability and …

Spatial spillover impact of determinants on child mortality in Pakistan: evidence from Spatial Durbin Model

MR Sheikh, SU Khan, M Ahmed, R Ahmad, A Abbas… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Child mortality is a major challenge to public health in Pakistan and other
developing countries. Reduction of the child mortality rate would improve public health and …