Mother, child and community in rural Malawi: Security-seeking behaviour and the role of Under-Five Clinics

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Abstract

Health care delivery has emerged as a major challenge in global health. Despite unprecedented advances in medicine, as well as significant financial investments, innovations in health have yet to reach most of the world's population. Under-Five Clinics in rural Malawi offer a window onto how rural African communities are responding to new initiatives in health care. This article claims that participation in Under-Five Clinics is part of a broader social process of security-seeking behaviour in which individuals work to improve their sense of human security in an environment of extreme poverty, lack of adequate employment and limited access to health care services.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)511-523
Number of pages13
JournalAnthropologica
Volume57
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Access to health care
  • Global health
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Malawi
  • Social capital
  • Vulnerability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anthropology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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