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Social Determinants of Seeking and Reaching Injury Care in South Africa: A Community-Based Qualitative Study Cover

Social Determinants of Seeking and Reaching Injury Care in South Africa: A Community-Based Qualitative Study

Annals of Global Health
Volume 89 (2023): Issue 1
By: Eyitayo O. Owolabi,  Karen Ferreira,  Samukelisiwe Nyamathe,  Agnieszka Ignatowicz,  Maria Lisa Odland,  Abdul-Malik Abdul-Latif,  Jean C. Byiringiro,  Justine I. Davies and  Kathryn M. Chu  
Open Access
|Jan 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4003 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 16, 2022
Published on: Jan 27, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Injury,
Delays to care,
Barriers,
Social Determinants of Health,
Health-seeking behaviour,
South Africa

© 2023 Eyitayo O. Owolabi, Karen Ferreira, Samukelisiwe Nyamathe, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Maria Lisa Odland, Abdul-Malik Abdul-Latif, Jean C. Byiringiro, Justine I. Davies, Kathryn M. Chu, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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