Barriers and facilitators when seeking healthcare for septic children in Ghana: a single-centre qualitative study of patient caregivers and emergency department clinicians.
Vanessa C DennyJohn Adabie AppiahVinay M NadkarniEbenezer DassahEbenezer Gyimah MensahTimothy Kwabena AdjeiJusticia AmisahGustav NetteyLarko OwusuCharlotte Z Woods-HillHeather A WolfeEbor Jacob G JamesPrincess Ruhama AcheampongPublished in: BMJ paediatrics open (2024)
Qualitative structured interviews identified facilitator and critical barrier themes about seeking healthcare, and sepsis identification/management in the paediatric population arriving for care in our centre in Kumasi, Ghana. This study highlights significant deficiencies in healthcare systems that make sepsis management challenging in these settings.