Barriers and facilitators when seeking healthcare for septic children in Ghana: a single-centre qualitative study of patient caregivers and emergency department clinicians.

ABSTRACT: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation for children worldwide, particularly in resource-limited regions. In Kumasi, Ghana, organ system failure and mortality in children who present to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of sepsis are often due to late presentation and lack of recognition and implementation of time-critical evidence-based interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the barriers and facilitators for families in seeking healthcare for their septic children; and to understand the barriers and facilitators for ED providers in Kumasi to recognise and implement sepsis bundle interventions. Single-centre qualitative interviews of 39 caregivers and 35 ED providers in a teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Thematic analysis of

SUBMITTER: Denny VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340702 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature