‘It is the child with the big head’ – Primary healthcare providers’ perceptions of paediatric hydrocephalus in Blantyre, Malawi: A qualitative study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

‘It is the child with the big head’ – Primary healthcare providers’ perceptions of paediatric hydrocephalus in Blantyre, Malawi: A qualitative study

Published:2023-01-02 Issue:1 Volume:18 Page:
ISSN:1744-1692
Container-title:Global Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Global Public Health

Author:

Aukrust Camilla G.¹²,Kamalo Patrick D.³⁴,Finyiza Gertrude⁵,Mula Chimwemwe⁶,Chapweteka Blessings A.⁷,Fjeld Heidi E.²,Manda-Taylor Lucinda⁸

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital-Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

2. Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

3. Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre Institute of Neurological Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

4. Department of Global Health, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

5. Independent Researcher, Blantyre, Malawi

6. Clinical Nursing Department, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

7. Child Help Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, Blantyre, Malawi

8. Department of Health Systems and Policy, School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

Funder

Oslo University Hospital- Rikshospitalet

Renée and Bredo Grimsgaard's Foundation

Norwegian Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Robert and Ella Wenzins Foundation

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17441692.2023.2276242

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