| Title |
Recognising and Treatment Seeking for Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Adults and Children in Resource-Poor Settings: A Qualitative Study
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068163 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nicola A. Desmond, Deborah Nyirenda, Queen Dube, MacPherson Mallewa, Elizabeth Molyneux, David G. Lalloo, Robert S. Heyderman |
| Abstract |
High mortality burden from Acute Bacterial Meningitis (ABM) in resource-poor settings has been frequently blamed on delays in treatment seeking. We explored treatment-seeking pathways from household to primary health care and referral for ABM in Malawi. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 138 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 14% |
| Researcher | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 28 | 20% |
| Unknown | 30 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 7% |
| Psychology | 8 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Unknown | 36 | 26% |