Four consequences of encountering barriers to care were
mentioned by patients in all focus groups,in all contexts:(1)
having to restart the care-seeking process;(2)having to go to a
hospital emergency room;(3)abandoning care-seeking;and(4)
experiencing a deterioration in health(Fig. 1). These consequences
can occur at any point in the care-seeking trajectory.A person may
encounter more than one before obtaining appropriate care.For
example,a person may opt to go the hospital emergency room
after several attempts to get seen at various clinics,and then
abandon care-seeking altogether when faced with along wait.