Distance to primary care facilities and healthcare utilization for preschool children in rural northwestern Burkina Faso: results from a surveillance cohort

Distance to primary care facilities and healthcare utilization for preschool children in rural northwestern Burkina Faso: results from a surveillance cohort

Abstract Background Delays in care-seeking for childhood illness may lead to more severe outcomes. We evaluated whether community distance from a primary healthcare facility was associated with decreased healthcare utilization in a rural district of northwestern Burkina Faso. Methods We conducted pa...

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Main Authors: Catherine E. Oldenburg, Ali Sié, Mamadou Ouattara, Mamadou Bountogo, Valentin Boudo, Idrissa Kouanda, Elodie Lebas, Jessica M. Brogdon, Ying Lin, Fanice Nyatigo, Benjamin F. Arnold, Thomas M. Lietman, for the Étude CHAT Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Primary healthcare
Burkina Faso
Pneumonia
Diarrhea
Malaria
Healthcare utilization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06226-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06226-5

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