Publications by authors named "Amandine Oleffe"
Article Synopsis
- In Goma, many people rely on medicine retailers instead of regular healthcare because it’s cheap, fast, and easy to get medicine.
- The study involved groups of people discussing their reasons for this choice, which helped researchers understand their views and practices.
- Even though people know there are risks using medicine retailers, they find ways to protect themselves by checking the sellers' knowledge and asking for caring advice.
Objectives: Belgium enacted a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pass - the 'COVID Safe Ticket' (CST) - in October 2021. This study aimed to understand the expectations and reasons given by those supporting this policy measure.
Methods: This mixed methods study was based on a voluntary online survey among 9444 French-speaking residents in Belgium.
Objectives: In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), private medicine retailers have become the first entry point to health systems, irrespective of their level of accreditation. This review aims to map the main trends in research about formal and informal medicine retailers in SSA over the past 20 years. Such an overview offers a valuable resource to understand their role and develop inclusive interventions to improve accessibility to health care in line with people's health-seeking behaviours.
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