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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 Acheampong
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • acute kidney injury
  • intensive care unit
  • palliative care
  • mental health
  • septic shock
  • young adults
  • quality improvement
  • health information
  • social media
  • health insurance