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To identify and compare the primary barriers households face when seeking treatment for childhood severe acute malnutrition across different cultural settings and organizational delivery models.

November 13, 2014Public Health NutritionOpen Access

Barriers to access for severe acute malnutrition treatment services in Pakistan and Ethiopia: a comparative qualitative analysis

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CPChloe PuettStony Brook Medicine SGSaúl GuerreroUnited Nations Children's Fund

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Comparative qualitative study reveals distance and economic barriers to severe acute malnutrition care in vulnerable communities, highlighting the need to strengthen local health systems.

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To identify and compare the primary barriers households face when seeking treatment for childhood severe acute malnutrition across different cultural settings and organizational delivery models.
Conducted a comparative qualitative analysis evaluating two successful severe acute malnutrition treatment programs: one run by a non-governmental organization and another by a Ministry of Health.
Collected qualitative data through individual interviews and group discussions with service staff and beneficiary communities in Sindh Province, Pakistan, and Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
Identified and categorized barriers to healthcare access using thematic analysis.
Key barriers preventing access to care included travel distance, high opportunity costs, poor service awareness, limited caregiver understanding of malnutrition, and child refusal of ready-to-use foods.
Beneficiaries residing in remote areas with limited program exposure faced substantial challenges remaining enrolled until their children fully recovered, despite otherwise effective community sensitization efforts.

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Puett et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d63e15b7fddc35205396d https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014002444

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Comparative qualitative study reveals distance and economic barriers to severe acute malnutrition care in vulnerable communities, highlighting the need to strengthen local health systems.

Barriers to access for severe acute malnutrition treatment services in Pakistan and Ethiopia: a comparative qualitative analysis

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Barriers to access for severe acute malnutrition treatment services in Pakistan and Ethiopia: a comparative qualitative analysis

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