scholarly journals Healthcare-Seeking Behavior and Out-of-Pocket Payments in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Seeking ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Out Of Pocket Payments ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Healthcare Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sectional Analysis

scholarly journals Knowledge and Healthcare Seeking Behavior of Tuberculosis Patients attending Gimbi General Hospital, West Ethiopia

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmamaw Abayneh Badane ◽  
Mohammed Gebre Dedefo ◽  
Edao Sado Genamo ◽  
Nigatu Addisu Bekele
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Treatment Phase ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Healthcare Seeking ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Healthcare Seeking Behavior

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) now ranks alongside HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) as a leading cause of death worldwide. Globally, 9.6 million people were estimated to have fallen ill with TB in 2014. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and healthcare seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patents in Gimbi General Hospital, West Ethiopia.METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted among tuberculosis patients from March 8 to April 30, 2015. The data collection method was face-to-face interview through structuredstandard questionnaire. To identify the factors associated with knowledge about TB and healthcare seeking behavior, backward logistic regression analysis was used.RESULTS: Of the 138 TB patients, 85(61.6%) had good knowledge about TB while 53(38.4%) had poor knowledge about TB. On multivariable logistic analysis, poor knowledge about TB was more likely to occur among TB patients in intensive treatment phase (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=4.1, 95% CI= 1.7-9.6, p=0.001).CONCLUSION: TB patients had good knowledge on signs and symptoms of TB, transmission of TB and healthcare seeking behaviour of TB, but their knowledge on the cause of TB, treatment of TB and prevention of TB were not adequate. This study also revealed that the health careseeking behaviour of TB patients were good. 

scholarly journals The use of person-first language in scientific literature focused on drug-seeking behavior: a cross-sectional analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Sharp ◽  
Jaclyn Slattery ◽  
Austin Johnson ◽  
Trevor Torgerson ◽  
Ryan Ottwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
First Language ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Drug Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Context: Person first language (PFL) – a way of referring to individuals with medical conditions or disability that emphasizes the person over their condition or disability – is important in reducing the stigma surrounding individuals who exhibit drug-seeking behavior. Drug-seeking behavior is generally associated with a negative connotation by healthcare professionals, which may create poor provider perceptions of these individuals and potentially impact patient care. Therefore, to reduce stigmatization surrounding drug-seeking behavior and to improve patient care in these individuals, the use of PFL should be promoted. Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to investigate how frequently research articles focused on drug-seeking behavior adhere to PFL. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis systematically searching PubMed for articles published between May 1, 2011, and April 30, 2020, focused on drug-seeking behavior. To be included, the article must have met the following criteria: (1) published in a peer-reviewed journal; (2) relevant to drug-seeking behavior; and (3) must include human subjects and be retrievable in English. All articles were screened and data were extracted independently in a masked, duplicate fashion. Each article was reviewed for 19 predefined non-PFL terms with certain terms adopted from the American Medical Association Manual of Style. Results: Our search returned 699 articles related to drug-seeking behavior, of which 390 articles met inclusion criteria and were analyzed for non-PFL. Our analysis found only 13.6% (53/390) of articles adhered to PFL while 86.4% (337/390) of articles contained at least some form of non-PFL. There was no association between PFL adherence and extracted study characteristics. Conclusions: PFL adherence is uncommon among research literature focused on drug-seeking behavior. The power of language can be profound, and should be understood by researchers, health care providers, and educators alike, specifically when dealing with known and exhibited characteristics of substance use disorders. This is relevant because of the high prevalence of substance use disorders, limited amount of prior research, and the impact stigma has on patients and healthcare providers.

scholarly journals Mothers’ Perception and Healthcare Seeking Behavior of Pneumonia Children in Rural Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzana Ferdous ◽  
Fahmida Dil Farzana ◽  
Shahnawaz Ahmed ◽  
Sumon Kumar Das ◽  
Mohammad Abdul Malek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cold Water ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Childhood Pneumonia ◽  
Healthcare Seeking ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Healthcare Seeking Behavior

We describe mothers’ perception about signs and symptoms, causes of the illness, and healthcare seeking behaviors related to pneumonia and express the major modifiable barriers to seeking timely treatment when their under-5 children had pneumonia in rural Bangladesh. Using focus group discussion, we understood mothers’ perception and healthcare seeking behavior of childhood pneumonia. Although mothers described pneumonia as a serious life threatening disease in young children but most of the mothers (n=24) could not diagnose whether their child had pneumonia or not. Environmental factors such as dust particles, spread from coughing mother, and drinking cold water or playing with water were perceived as the causes for pneumonia. Three common barriers noted were as follows: illness was not perceived as serious enough or distance from healthcare facility or lack of money at household for seeking treatment outside. Most of the rural mothers did not have knowledge about severity of childhood pneumonia.

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