Health-seeking behaviours in a malaria endemic district in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This mixed methods study was conducted to explore the barriers and facilitators for health-seeking behaviours in a malaria endemic district in Lao PDR.

Design

A convergent mixed methods design.

Setting

Two malaria endemic villages in Thapangthong district, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR.

Participants

Villagers and healthcare workers in the two villages in Thapangthong district.

Methods

In the quantitative part, a pretested questionnaire was used to identify the health-seeking behaviours of the villagers. In the qualitative part, focus group discussions were employed to explore health-seeking behaviours of the villagers and in-depth interviews were used to explore the perceptions of the healthcare workers. Descriptive statistics were computed an

SUBMITTER: Ong KIC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671991 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature