Individual and contextual factors associated with appropriate healthcare seeking behavior among febrile children in Tanzania

Juma Adinan; Damian J. Damian; Neema R. Mosha; Innocent B. Mboya; Redempta Mamseri; Sia E. Msuya

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0175446

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Individual and contextual factors associated with appropriate healthcare seeking behavior among febrile children in Tanzania

Juma Adinan ,

* E-mail: adinanjuma@gmail.com

Affiliations Assistant Medical Officer (AMO)-General Teaching College, KCMC Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania

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Damian J. Damian,

Affiliations Institute of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania
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Neema R. Mosha,

Affiliations Institute of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania
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Innocent B. Mboya,

Affiliations Institute of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania
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Redempta Mamseri,

Affiliations Institute of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania
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Sia E. Msuya

Affiliations Institute of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania, Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU Co), Moshi, Tanzania
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Individual and contextual factors associated with appropriate healthcare seeking behavior among febrile children in Tanzania

Juma Adinan,
Damian J. Damian,
Neema R. Mosha,
Innocent B. Mboya,
Redempta Mamseri,
Sia E. Msuya

Published: April 13, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175446

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