Health Status and Demand for Health Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-544
Author(s):  
Subhrabaran Das ◽  
Alfina Khatun Talukdar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Demand For Health Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Demand For Health

Women are deprived and neglected in all respects, especially in the rural areas of the country. This attitude has a negative impact on their health status. The study attempts to examine the health status of the rural married women, especially for Muslim married women belonging different groups, viz., reproductive group, premenopause group and menopause group. This commentary focuses on health status of rural Muslim married women in Cachar district based on their health indicators. This study also attempts to find the health infrastructure that prevails in this area and the demand for the health care for them. The study reveals that most of the women, especially under the reproductive group, suffer from acute malnutrition problem, while women belonging to premenopause and menopause group face the problem of overweight and obesity, mostly. Due to shortage of health care facilities, there is a high demand for health care. The study reveals that household size, per capita income, distance of the health centre from house, per capita area of house and kachcha house are the significant determinants of demand for health care facilities.

scholarly journals Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Service Availability at Rural Health Care Facilities in Southwestern Uganda

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Mugema Mulogo ◽  
Micheal Matte ◽  
Andrew Wesuta ◽  
Fred Bagenda ◽  
Richard Apecu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Service Availability ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Improved Sanitation ◽  
Southwestern Uganda

There is a paucity of information on the state of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at health care facilities in Uganda. A survey on WASH service availability was conducted at 50 health care facilities across 4 districts of rural southwestern Uganda between September and November 2015. The main water points at the majority (94%) of the health care facilities were improved sources, while improved toilets were available at 96% of the health care facilities visited. Hospitals had the poorest toilet to patient ratio (1 : 63). Only 38% of the health care facilities had hand washing facilities at the toilets. The lack of hand washing facilities was most prominent at the level IV health centre toilets (71%). Hand washing facilities were available at other points within most (76%) of the health care facilities. However, both water and soap were present at only 24% of these health care facilities. The poor toilet to patient/caregiver ratios particularly in the high volume health care facilities calls for the provision of cheaper options for improved sanitation in these settings. Priority should also be given to the sustainable provision of hygiene amenities such as soap for hand washing particularly the high patient volume health care facilities, in this case the level IV health centres and hospitals.

Mortality and Morbidity Among Rwandan Refugees Repatriated from Zaire, November, 1996

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Banatvala ◽  
Alison J. Roger ◽  
Ailsa Denny ◽  
John P. Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Watery Diarrhea ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
North Kivu

AbstractIntroduction:Following renewed ethnic violence at the end of September 1996, conflict between Tutsi rebels and the Zairian army spread to North Kivu, Zaire where approximately 700,000 Rwandan Hutu refugees resided following the 1994 genocide. After a major rebel offensive against the camps' militia groups on 15 November, a massive movement of refugees towards Rwanda through Goma town, the capital of North Kivu, began. Massive population movements such as this are likely to be associated with substantial mortality and morbidity.Objective:To study patterns of mortality, morbidity, and health care associated with the Rwandan refugee population repatriation during November 1996.Methods:This study observed the functioning of the health-care facilities in the Gisenyi District in Rwanda and the Goma District in Zaire, and surveyed mortality and morbidity among Rwandan refugees returning from Zaire to Rwanda. Patterns of mortality, morbidity, and health care were measured mainly by mortality and health centre consultation rates.Results:Between 15 and 21 November 1996, 553,000 refugees returned to Rwanda and 4,530 (8.2/1,000 refugees) consultations took place at the border dispensary (watery diarrhea, 63%; bloody diarrhea, 1%). There were 129 (0.2/1,000) surgical admissions (72% soft tissue trauma) to the Gisenyi hospital in the subsequent two weeks. The average number of consultations from the 13 health centres during the same period was 500/day. Overall, the recorded death rate was 0.5/10,000 (all associated with diarrhea). A total of 3,586 bodies were identified in the refugee camps and surrounding areas of Goma, almost all the result of trauma. Many had died in the weeks before the exodus. Health centres were overwhelmed and many of the deficiencies in provision of health care identified in 1994 again were evident.Results:Non-violent death rates were low, a reflection of the population's health status prior to migration and immunity acquired from the 1994 cholera out-break. Health facilities were over stretched, principally because of depleted numbers of local, health-care workers associated with the 1994 genocide. Health-care facilities running parallel to the existing health-care system functioned most effectively.

scholarly journals Demand for Public Health Care in Pakistan

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ather H. Akbari ◽  
Wimal Rankaduwa ◽  
Adiqa K. Kiani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Demand Model ◽  
Outpatient Visits ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Per Capita

A health care demand model is estimated for each province in Pakistan to explain the outpatient visits to government hospitals over the period 1989-2006. The explanatory variables include the number of government hospitals per capita, doctors’ fee per visit at a private clinic, income per capita, the average price of medicine and the number of outpatient visits per capita in the previous period. All variables are significant determinants of the demand for health care in at least one province but their signs, magnitudes and the levels of significance vary. These variations may be attributed to cultural, social and religious factors that vary across provinces. Variations in health care quality offered at public hospitals may also be a factor. These factors and improved accessibility of health care facilities should be the focus of public policy aimed at increasing the usage of public sector health care facilities in Pakistan. JEL classification: I110, I180, O150 Keywords: Health Care, Hospitals, Human Resources, Policy, Public Health

scholarly journals Physical health facilities in Nigeria’s sub-national regions: geodemographic and spatial analyses of health institutions in Nigeria’s 36 states and Federal Capital Territory

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Richard Ingwe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Spatial Analyses ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Per Capita

Abstract.This paper reports results of geodemographic-spatial analyses of physical health-care facilities in Nigeria’s 36 states and federal capital. Apart from facilitating understanding of the interaction between health facilities and population sizes and their characteristics in the states, the geodemographic-spatial analyses proved useful in ranking shares of health facilities in Nigeria’s states/territory. The findings show distributions (per capita shares) of various health-care facilities in the following states: highest shares of public (primary and secondary) health facilities and fair share of tertiary facilities in Kogi; lowest per capita shares of public and private primary health care facilities in Ebonyi; highest per capita share of private health facilities in Nasarawa (primary), Anambra (secondary) and Oyo (tertiary); highest total private health facilities of all levels due to the large number of its private primary health facilities in Nasarawa. The results show how the policies of governments and private organizations providing health services responded to health needs of state populations and highlight areas requiring further research. The policy implications of the study include the need to apply geodemographic and spatial analyses as part of the criteria for determining policy for providing or allocating health facilities in the states/territory.

scholarly journals Impact of Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Report of Tri-City Region of Chandigarh

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Savita Chaudhary ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Capita Income ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
City Region ◽  
Phase 3 ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Second Wave

The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has blown the tri-city of Chandigarh with terrible shock waves among the residents. Being one of the top-notch per capita income cities in India, Chandigarh was found to be more vulnerable in this second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. This second wave of pandemic has caused high inflow of patients from nearby states and produced supplementary burden on the health care facilities in the city beautiful. The central aim of this work is to highlight the impact of this second wave of pandemic on the health of residents. The study represents the impact of second wave of COVID-19 on tri-city of Chandigarh by focusing on the main points of, (1) reported active cases from February to May, 2021, (2) number of deaths during this phase, (3) challenges faced during this time and (4) management and governance measures during this time. This kind of study helps to comprehend the impacts of second wave on Chandigarh and emphasized on the major lessons that can be learned during this phase. In one hand the study discussed the vulnerable impact of pandemic on clinical and economical situation of city, whereas on other hand it explains the timely measures taken by the administration to curb the surge of this second wave. Overall, this second wave of pandemic lead to an outstanding opening for tri-city planners and policy architectures to take necessary and timely actions towards making the city more susceptibility to pandemics.

scholarly journals Situation of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hom Nath Chalise ◽  
Krishna Prasad Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
The World ◽  
Per Capita

COVID-19 is spreading all over the world. Latest data shows cases of COVID-19 are increasing rapidly in developing countries. South Asia is also one of such regions where the cases are increasing rapidly. South Asia is less prepared to fight with COVID-19 pandemic due to poverty, poor health care facilities and lowest number of physicians per capita (less than 1). The COVID- death rates are interestingly low in South Asia when compared with other regions. But, as the numbers of cases are increasing rapidly and governments are not able to increase the health care facilities and health workers accordingly, this region is also one of the vulnerable region if the severe cases of COVID-19 increases. So, each country should focus to strengthen their health care system and proper mental health counseling to people to avoid the potential crisis that lies ahead.

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