Paediatric anaemia in rural Kenya and the role of travel time to emergency care services

Paediatric anaemia in rural Kenya and the role of travel time to emergency care services

BackgroundAccess to emergency care (EC) services is crucial for severe anaemia outcome. Limited information exists on the association between travel times to EC services and the presentation and severity of anaemia upon hospital admission. Here, we investigate the association between travel time and...

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Main Authors:	Moses M. Musau, Cynthia Khazenzi, Samuel Akech, Evans Omondi, Emelda A. Okiro, Robert W. Snow, Peter M. Macharia, Alice Kamau
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:	Frontiers in Epidemiology
Subjects:	anaemia hospitalisation access travel time model-based geostatistics
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fepid.2025.1578522/full
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