Access to quality care after injury in Northern Malawi: results of a household survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most injury care research in low-income contexts such as Malawi is facility centric. Community-derived data is needed to better understand actual injury incidence, health system utilisation and barriers to seeking care following injury.

Methods

We administered a household survey to 2200 households in Karonga, Malawi. The primary outcome was injury incidence, with non-fatal injuries classified as major or minor (> 30 or 1-29 disability days respectively). Those seeking medical treatment were asked about time delays to seeking, reaching and receiving care at a facility, where they sought care, and whether they attended a second facility. We performed analysis for associations between injury severity and whether the patient sought care, stayed overnight in a facility

SUBMITTER: Whitaker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809521 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature