scholarly journals A study on health care seeking pattern of under five children in the rural field practice area of a medical college in Mandya District, Karnataka, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1919
Author(s):  
Lakshmi L. ◽  
Bharathi Tulasi Penta ◽  
Ragavendra S. K.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Related Complication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Medical College

Background: Children below five year constitute 14 % of total population in our country. They are vulnerable group deserving special health care. children are considered to be susceptible to host of disease and infection and the most important causes of under-five mortality are Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI), Preterm birth Complications, Diarrheal diseases, Intrapartum related complication, Malaria, Neonatal Sepsis, Meningitis and Tetanus. The objective of the present study was to study the health care seeking pattern of under five children in rural areas of Mandya District.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellur Cross from January 2017 to June 2017. All the children under the age of five years in the Rural Field Practise area of the AIMS, were included in the study.Results: Out of the 324 male children in present study only 90 (27.7%) of them had suffered from any kind of illness in the past three months of duration and 59 (29.4%) out of 201 Female children had fallen ill. Fever, Diarrhoea, Pnemonia were the most common illness seen among the children. The association between the gender and illness was found to be statistically not significant.Conclusions: Large number of parents availed government service due to fact that large number of families belonged to lower socioeconomic class. IEC activities should be enhanced so as to change the behavior of 100% mothers to seek the timely reference from a qualified Doctor for the illness and proper adherence to the treatment.

scholarly journals Health Care Seeking Behavior of Obstetric Danger Signs and its Associated Factors Among Pregnant and Delivered Mothers in Kewot District, North Shoa Zone, Amara Region, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Tadesse ◽  
Akine Eshete ◽  
Tadesse Mamo ◽  
Sadat Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstetric Danger Signs ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Healthcare Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background: Many mothers died due to preventable causes in developing countries like Ethiopia. so, this study aims to assess the healthcare-seeking behavior of obstetric danger signs among pregnant and delivered mothers in 1 year before the study period in Kewot districts. Method: A community-based descriptive cross-sectional study design supplemented by qualitative technique was conducted from April 20 -April 30, 2019, in the Kewot district. Pregnant and delivered mothers were selected by systematic random sampling technique and interviewed with a response rate of 98.2%, Using purposive sampling 3 key-informants and 5 mothers were selected for in-depth interview of a qualitative study. Data were entered into Epi data version 3.1.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 21 and the logistic regressions model was applied to identify the associated factors. Results: A total of 363 participants were involved in the study. Among participants, 211(58.1 %) at (95% CI; CI: 53.7%-63.1%) were sought appropriate health care action. Women who have ANC follow up (AOR=1.735,95%CI:1.107-2.721), knowledgeable about danger sign, (AOR=2.430,95 % CI:1.360-4.342), the decision for own health care seeking (AOR=2.514,95% CI:1.130-5.501), and women who cannot able to judge graveness of condition (AOR=0.509,95% CI:0.302-0.859) were significantly associated with appropriate healthcare-seeking behavior.Conclusion: Having antenatal care follow up, knowledge about danger signs, inability to judge the graveness of conditions and inability to decide alone for own health care were factors that prevent appropriate health care seeking action. So, there should be health information dissemination about danger signs for every pregnant mother in the catchment area and during their visit to health institutions.

scholarly journals Assessment of deworming practice among mothers of under five children in Kancheepuram district

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2580
Author(s):  
Dhanuraja V. ◽  
Vijayakarthikeyan M. ◽  
Krishnakumar J.
Keyword(s):  
Health Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Worm Infestation ◽  
Micronutrient Malnutrition ◽  
Rural Mothers

Background: Worm infestation is a major problem in children from developing countries due to poor sanitary and hygienic conditions. As the worm infestation is highly associated with the anaemia in children and generalized malnutrition as well as micronutrient malnutrition it is important to assess the deworming practice among mothers of under five children. Thus this study was aimed to assess the deworming practice to their children among mothers of under five children in Kancheepuram district and to find out the association between education level of the mothers and deworming practice, residence (rural/urban) of the mothers and deworming practice.Methods: A cross- sectional study was conducted among 208 mothers of under five children in the field practice area urban and rural health centre of Sree Balaji Medical College for duration of four month using a pretested questionnaire.Results: Among 208 mothers 105 (50.5%) is from rural and 103 (49.5%) is from urban. Among them 40 (19.2%) were illiterate and 168 (80.8%) were literate. About deworming practice 40 (19.2%) mothers have never done deworming to their children, 32 (15.4%) mothers have done deworming to their children only after the worm infestation symptoms appears and 136 (65.4%) mothers have done deworming to their children regularly. Education level of the mothers (p=0.000) and the residence (rural/urban) of the mothers (p=0.000) are significantly related to the deworming practice.Conclusions: Deworming practice among rural mothers and illiterate mothers is low. Hence awareness should be created among them about the deworming practice in preventing the complication caused by the worm infestation and should promote the habit of regular deworming to their children.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and health care seeking behaviour for menstrual health among adolescent school girls in urban slums of Bengaluru: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4881
Author(s):  
Mouna H. S. ◽  
Hamsa L. ◽  
Ranganath T. S. ◽  
Vishwanath N.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Health ◽  
Health Care Seeking Behaviour ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Care Seeking Behaviour

Background: Adolescent girls are often less informed and less comfortable in accessing reproductive health care and information. Due to taboos and socio-cultural restrictions associated with menstruation and its issues, a culture of silence surrounds it. Every stage of women’s life influences next stage, thus present menstrual health will help the girls to have good reproductive, sexual and maternal health later. Good knowledge and better health care seeking behaviour will help in managing menstruation hygienically and with dignity. Hence the present study was undertaken with the objectives, to assess knowledge about menstruation and to determine health care seeking behaviour for menstrual health among adolescent girls in urban slums.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to assess knowledge about menstruation and determine health seeking behaviour for menstrual health among 150 adolescent school girls. Multi stage random sampling with probability proportionate to size sampling technique was used. A pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was self administered to assess socio-demographic factors, knowledge and health care seeking behaviour for menstrual health.Results: Among 150 adolescent girls, 102(68.0%) of them had good knowledge. Among girls who had excessive bleeding and irregular menses only half of them sought medical treatment (p<0.05) and though 59.5% had more than one symptoms in a cycle, only 37.3% sought treatment.Conclusions: Health care seeking behaviour for menstrual health among adolescent girls was marginally low, only 34(37.4%) sought treatment.

scholarly journals Prevalence and trend of malaria with anemia among under-five children in Jasikan District, Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (08) ◽  
pp. 285-291
Author(s):  
William Dormechele ◽  
George Pokoanti Wak ◽  
Francis Bruno Zotor
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Strength Of Association

Background: Malaria remains a major killer of children under-five, claiming the life of one child every two minutes globally. Despite the several interventions to reduce malaria and anemia, these diseases remain global public concerns. Aim: This study assessed the prevalence and trend of malaria and anemia in children under-five years from 2012 to 2016. Subjects and methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among children under-five with malaria and anemia who received care at the hospital in Jasikan town, Ghana from 2012 to 2016. We computed descriptive statistics to describe the data. STATA version 14 was used to carry out the analyses. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the strength of association at a 5% significance level (P<0.05). Results: Out of 30,082 malaria cases, 835 were with anemia from 2012 to 2016. This study found an overall proportion of malaria with anemia as 28 per 1,000. The year 2014 recorded the highest proportion of 38 per 1,000 malaria cases of malaria with anemia. Overall, the prevalence rate of malaria and anemia cases were found to be 61.5% and 4.4% respectively. Children within 24-35 months’ age group contributed the highest (28.3%) and 0-11 months accounted for the lowest (12.9%) malaria with anemia cases. The majority of malaria with anemia cases 63.6% occurred in the rainy season, between June to July. Conclusion: The proportion of malaria with anemia was high among children under-five and most children having malaria with anemia live in rural areas and during the rainy season. Keywords: Prevalence, Trend, Malaria, Anemia, Under-five, Children, Jasikan, Ghana.

scholarly journals Prevalence and trend of malaria with anemia among under-five children in Jasikan District, Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 285-291
Author(s):  
William Dormechele ◽  
George Pokoanti Wak ◽  
Francis Zotor
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Strength Of Association

Background: Malaria remains a major killer of children under-five, claiming the life of one child every two minutes globally. Despite the several interventions to reduce malaria and anemia, these diseases remain global public concerns. Aim: This study assessed the prevalence and trend of malaria and anemia in children under-five years from 2012 to 2016. Subjects and methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among children under-five with malaria and anemia who received care at the hospital in Jasikan town, Ghana from 2012 to 2016. We computed descriptive statistics to describe the data. STATA version 14 was used to carry out the analyses. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the strength of association at a 5% significance level (P<0.05). Results: Out of 30,082 malaria cases, 835 were with anemia from 2012 to 2016. This study found an overall proportion of malaria with anemia as 28 per 1,000. The year 2014 recorded the highest proportion of 38 per 1,000 malaria cases of malaria with anemia. Overall, the prevalence rate of malaria and anemia cases were found to be 61.5% and 4.4% respectively. Children within 24-35 months’ age group contributed the highest (28.3%) and 0-11 months accounted for the lowest (12.9%) malaria with anemia cases. The majority of malaria with anemia cases 63.6% occurred in the rainy season, between June to July. Conclusion: The proportion of malaria with anemia was high among children under-five and most children having malaria with anemia live in rural areas and during the rainy season. Keywords: Prevalence, Trend, Malaria, Anemia, Under-five, Children, Jasikan, Ghana.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study to assess the socio-demographic and morbidity profile among under-five children in a resettlement colony of Bihar

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1295
Author(s):  
Navin Kumar ◽  
Ravi Ranjan Jha ◽  
Animesh Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The World ◽  
Female Children

Background: The development of our society and the world largely depends on the health of the children in their first five years. These first five years lay down the foundation of their future mental and physical health. India has the largest number of children in the world. India also contributes to more than 20% of the child deaths in the world. children who are born in rural areas, poor household or illiterate families, are at major risk of dying before turning six years of age. Aim was to assess the health risk profile of under-five children and to find out its relation with socio-demographic, nutritional, cultural health care practices and other factors.Methods: This was a community based cross-sectional study, carried out from January, 2019 till July, 2019 in a resettlement colony of Rohtas district, Sasaram, Bihar. The study population comprised of all the under-five children. The study tools used for data collection included a semi-structured proforma and clinical anthropometric examination.Results: When presence of morbidity was seen among male and female children, it was more (71%) in males as compared to 58% in female children. The difference in the two groups was found to be statistically significant. (p=0.05). Respiratory system was most commonly involved (68.4%).Conclusions: There is high proportion of under nutrition and other morbidities among under five children in our country. Special focus needs to be put in resettlement colonies, as these residential colonies remain neglected.

scholarly journals Prevalence of ‘at risk’ under five children in a rural area of central India: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1671
Author(s):  
Mohd Junaid ◽  
A. R. Deoke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
At Risk Children

Background: Children constitute the most vulnerable section of the community. The health status of children serves as sensitive indicator of overall health of entire community. The major causes of deaths in the age group 0-5 years are preventable. At Risk group is a group of individuals in whom the frequency of risk factors is more than the other groups. It is therefore necessary to identify particularly those 'At Risk' and provide them with efficient paediatric services, because it is these 'At Risk' babies, which contribute so largely to perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality.Methods: A community based cross sectional study was carried out in a rural area of Nagpur during period of December 2010 to May 2012 to identify prevalence of At Risk under five children and associated demographic, socioeconomic and environmental factors. Sample size taken was 400. By systematic sampling method every 14th house was selected for the study. Epi info software was used for analysis.Results: In the study we found that the prevalence of ‘At Risk’ children were 70.5%. A total of 71.6% male children were ‘At Risk’ as compared to 68.9% female children. Significant association of ‘At Risk’ children was found with education of parents, type of family, socioeconomic status, housing, overcrowding and ventilation.Conclusions: Special provisions of health care facilities for under five children, need based training to the health care providers and necessary information, education & communication campaigns are need of the hour to bring down infant morbidity and mortality.

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