Health beliefs and (timely) use of facility-based care for under-five children: Lessons from the qualitative component of Nigeria’s 2019 VASA

Nigeria’s under-fve health outcomes have improved over the years, but the mortality rates remain unacceptably high. The qualitative component of Nigeria’s 2019 verbal and social autopsy (VASA) showed that car‑egivers’ health beliefs about causes of illnesses and efficacious treatment options contribute to non-use/delay in use of facility-based healthcare for under-fve children.