Health seeking behaviour among medical doctors at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
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2020-06-29
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Abstract
Health seeking behaviour [HSB] affects the quality of healthcare people can access. Human
beings have different places where they seek their health care and doctors have different
approaches, and various factors that contribute on a particular approach. Various issues behind
self-prescription, self-treatment and informal consultations have been described pertaining to
doctors’ HSB. This study aims to explore the perceptions and practices on HSB of doctors at
A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN MALAWI, using a qualitative approach. The study period is 6
weeks, data will be collected using In-depth interviews, and the target population is the medial
doctors. The data collected will be analysed using various software. It is anticipated that the
study will give us some insight pertaining to what factors affect MDs choices when getting the
medical help they need. The study findings will be compiled and presented at the Research
Dissemination Seminar organized by the COM in MBBS 4, and possibly be submitted for
publication in the Malawi Medical Journal.
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Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES