Amofah G K, Essegbey I T, Opoku S A, Oduro J
Ministry of Health, Kumasi, Ghana.
East Afr Med J. 1995 Oct;72(10):619-22.
Caretakers of pre-school children were interviewed in Afigya Sekyere district, Ghana. Over 46% (n = 400) will buy drugs and 33% will use various herbs for mild ARI at home. Food is withheld during ARI episodes and few will attempt to treat perceived severe ARI at home. No association was found between knowledge of signs or causation of ARI and intended practice for mild and severe ARI. Finance and poor attitude of health workers were major concerns expressed by caretakers in seeking help from the orthodox health system.
在加纳的阿菲贾·塞凯雷区，对学龄前儿童的看护人进行了访谈。超过46%（n = 400）的看护人会购买药物，33%的人会在家中使用各种草药治疗轻度急性呼吸道感染（ARI）。在ARI发作期间会禁食，很少有人会尝试在家中治疗被认为是严重的ARI。在ARI的症状或病因知识与轻度和重度ARI的预期治疗行为之间未发现关联。财务问题和卫生工作者的不良态度是看护人在寻求正规医疗系统帮助时表达的主要担忧。
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