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Women’s autonomy in healthcare decision-making and healthcare seeking behaviour for childhood illness in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

INTRODUCTION: The capacity of women to decide on their healthcare plays a key role in their health. In this study, we examined the association between women’s healthcare decision-making capacity and their healthcare seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in Ghana. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used d...

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Autores principales:	Budu, Eugene, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Armah-Ansah, Ebenezer Kwesi, Sambah, Francis, Baatiema, Linus, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652316/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33166370 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241488

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