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‘This diarrhoea is not a disease …’ local illness concepts and their effects on mothers’ health seeking behaviour

A qualitative study, Shuhair, Yemen

Bibliographic Data

ID17759098
AuthorsHana Hasan Webair (0000-0002-5019-8321, Hadhramout University, corresponding author), Abdulla S Bin Ghouth (Hadhramout University)
Year2014
Volume14
Issue1
Pages581-581
Publication date2014-06-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-14-581
PMID24920306
PMCIDPMC4064820
OpenAlexW2111440311
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited21

Local illness concepts for common child illnesses are widespread, and they determine the type of treatment used. Interventions to improve children's health should use local illness concepts to educate parents. Traditional medicine as a treatment option in primary care should be considered

Biostatistics · Family medicine · Focus group · Psychiatry · Public health · Qualitative research · Child and Adolescent Health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Epidemiology · Pediatrics

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Citations per year0.6
Citation span2016 - 2023 (8)
Highly citedNo

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