Exploring factors contributing to patient decision-making in the care journey to elective hernia care in Kenya
Fluctuating flows of patient power and trust interacts with existing infrastructural context to influence the ability of a health system to generate care. Recognizing the interaction of these key factors may have important bearing on the successful implementation of any larger systemic efforts or policies to improve access to elective surgical care.
Authors
- Ryu Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8913-8377)
- JoAnna L. Hunter-Squires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-6010)
- C. Nathan Nessle
- Jesse Kiprono Too
- Ivan S. Saruni
- Sara M. Malone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0361-8733)
- Sarah Nyariki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-9910)
- Jeffrey A. Blatnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-5721)
- Helen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1437-2668)
- Teddy Ashibende Aurah
Institutions
- Moi University (KE)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- AMPATH (KE)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Fogarty International Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337430
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center