Allocation of family resources for health care in rural Haiti

Household Vulnerability and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Corell (1983) who observed in rural Haiti that “the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in a single-adult households.” Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India shows that “women’s autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization” (Bloom et al, 2001). This study provides empirical findings that children from more and most socially vulnerable households are less likely to receive full vaccination.…”

Household Vulnerability and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Corell (1983) who observed in rural Haiti that “the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in a single-adult households.” Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India shows that “women’s autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization” (Bloom et al, 2001). This study provides empirical findings that children from more and most socially vulnerable households are less likely to receive full vaccination.…”

Perceptions of symptoms of severe childhood malaria among Mijikenda and Luo residents of Coastal Kenya

“…It has a supernatural ethno-aetiology where spirits are implicated. Similar results have been reported by Boerma (1989), for South Coast Mijikenda, and Coreil (1983) for Haitians. In contrast, Jackson (1985) reports that Liberian mothers linked convulsions to malaria, but that convulsions as a reported symptom overpredicted evidence of malaria, and may have reflected the high prevalence of neonatal tetanus in the study area.…”

Household Vulnerability Dimensions, Maternal Health Practices and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Coreil [42] who observed in rural Haiti that "the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in single-adult households". Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India show that "women's autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization".…”

Household Vulnerability and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Corell (1983) who observed in rural Haiti that “the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in a single-adult households.” Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India shows that “women’s autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization” (Bloom et al, 2001). This study provides empirical findings that children from more and most socially vulnerable households are less likely to receive full vaccination.…”

Perceptions of symptoms of severe childhood malaria among Mijikenda and Luo residents of Coastal Kenya

“…It has a supernatural ethno-aetiology where spirits are implicated. Similar results have been reported by Boerma (1989), for South Coast Mijikenda, and Coreil (1983) for Haitians. In contrast, Jackson (1985) reports that Liberian mothers linked convulsions to malaria, but that convulsions as a reported symptom overpredicted evidence of malaria, and may have reflected the high prevalence of neonatal tetanus in the study area.…”

Household Vulnerability Dimensions, Maternal Health Practices and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Coreil [42] who observed in rural Haiti that "the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in single-adult households". Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India show that "women's autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization".…”

Household Vulnerability and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Corell (1983) who observed in rural Haiti that “the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in a single-adult households.” Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India shows that “women’s autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization” (Bloom et al, 2001). This study provides empirical findings that children from more and most socially vulnerable households are less likely to receive full vaccination.…”

Perceptions of symptoms of severe childhood malaria among Mijikenda and Luo residents of Coastal Kenya

“…It has a supernatural ethno-aetiology where spirits are implicated. Similar results have been reported by Boerma (1989), for South Coast Mijikenda, and Coreil (1983) for Haitians. In contrast, Jackson (1985) reports that Liberian mothers linked convulsions to malaria, but that convulsions as a reported symptom overpredicted evidence of malaria, and may have reflected the high prevalence of neonatal tetanus in the study area.…”

Household Vulnerability Dimensions, Maternal Health Practices and Childhood Immunization Status in Nigeria

“…Findings from this study corroborate previous findings by Coreil [42] who observed in rural Haiti that "the opportunity cost of taking a child to for treatment within the health facility is highest in single-adult households". Also Bloom et al in their study conducted in Uttar Pradesh, North India show that "women's autonomy is a determinant factor of maternal health care utilization".…”