Four consequences of encounteringbarrierstocarewere
mentioned bypatientsinallfocusgroups,inallcontexts:(1)
havingtorestartthecare-seekingprocess;(2)havingtogotoa
hospital emergencyroom;(3)abandoningcare-seeking;and(4)
experiencingadeteriorationinhealth(Fig. 1). Theseconsequences
can occuratanypointinthecare-seekingtrajectory.Apersonmay
encounter morethanonebeforeobtainingappropriatecare.For
example,apersonmayopttogothehospitalemergencyroom
afterseveralattemptstogetseenatvariousclinics,andthen
abandon care-seekingaltogetherwhenfacedwithalongwait.