Exploring health-seeking behavior among adolescent mothers during the Ebola epidemic in Western rural district of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From 2014 to 2016, the largest Ebola outbreak in history threatened Sierra Leone and its neighbouring countries, Guinea and Liberia. The Ebola outbreak impacted pregnant adolescent girl's access to prenatal care during the pandemic. The aim of this study is to understand health-seeking behaviour among adolescent mothers who were pregnant during the Ebola epidemic in Waterloo, Sierra Leone.

Methods

The present qualitative study uses the "Three Delay" model, as a theoretical framework to understand and explore adolescent mother's health-seeking behaviour through four focus group discussions with five participants in each discussion group. The data were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

A multitude of challenges were identified following the Ebola epid

SUBMITTER: Massaquoi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7791629 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature