Understanding careseeking for child illness in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and conceptual framework based on qualitative research of household recognition and response to child diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria

Christopher J. Colvin, Helen J. Smith, Alison Swartz, Jill W. Ahs, Jodie de Heer, Newton Opiyo, Julia C. Kim, Toni Marraccini and Asha George

Social Science & Medicine, 2013, vol. 86, issue C, 66-78

Abstract: Diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria are the largest contributors to childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. While supply side efforts to deliver effective and affordable interventions are being scaled up, ensuring timely and appropriate use by caregivers remains a challenge. This systematic review synthesises qualitative evidence on the factors that underpin household recognition and response to child diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Keywords: Child health; Careseeking; Infectious diseases of poverty; Community-based interventions; Systematic review; Qualitative research; Sub-Saharan Africa; Household recognition and response to illness; Community-health system interface; Cultural beliefs and social practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.031

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