Why caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania
Open Access
- 17 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 11 (1) , 315
Abstract
Research on health care utilization in low income countries suggests that patients frequently bypass PHC facilities in favour of higher-level hospitals - despite substantial additional time and financial costs. There are limited number of studies focusing on user's experiences at such facilities and reasons for bypassing them. This study aimed to identify factors associated with bypassing PHC facilities among caretakers seeking care for their underfive children and to explore experiences at such facilities among those who utilize them.Keywords
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