Table 1 Characteristics of study settings From: Pathways of care-seeking during fatal infant illnesses in under-resourced South African settings Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012;106(2):110-116. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.10.008 Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Box 1 Selected key informant comments on the popularity of traditional healers From: Pathways of care-seeking during fatal infant illnesses in under-resourced South African settings Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012;106(2):110-116. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.10.008 Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Box 2 18 year old Umlazi mother's account of her infant's final illness From: Pathways of care-seeking during fatal infant illnesses in under-resourced South African settings Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012;106(2):110-116. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.10.008 Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
General practitioner: Private medical doctor; Home care: Over-the-counter medications available from a local chemist/pharmacy (e.g., electrolyte solutions, cough mixtures, panado syrup, gripe water) or home remedies (traditional, herbal); No care: Nothing was done in response to illness symptoms; Public hospital: Government hospital; Traditional healer: Sangoma (diviners), Inyanga (herbalists) or Divine (spiritual) healer. From: Pathways of care-seeking during fatal infant illnesses in under-resourced South African settings Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012;106(2):110-116. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.10.008 Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
General practitioner: Private medical doctor; Home care: Over-the-counter medications available from a local chemist/pharmacy (e.g., electrolyte solutions, cough mixtures, panado syrup, gripe water) or home remedies (traditional, herbal); No care: Nothing was done in response to illness symptoms; Public health: Government clinic or hospital; Traditional healer: Sangoma (diviners), Inyanga (herbalists) or Divine (spiritual) healer. From: Pathways of care-seeking during fatal infant illnesses in under-resourced South African settings Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012;106(2):110-116. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.10.008 Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene