scholarly journals A cross sectional study on health seeking behavior of migrant workers: Bangalore city

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1653
Author(s):  
Shwetha . ◽  
K. N. Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Background: Global migrant population is 214 million people, which accounts for approximately 3% of world population.As per 2001 census 307.2 million people, which is 30% population in India were migrants as reported by place of birth, of which 42.1 million were interstate migrants in India. Migrant populations as being a non-native population, are vulnerable and are exposed to many health problems. Most of the health problems of migrants are ascribed to their migration to urban areas, decreased awareness about local health facility, inability to cope with psychological stress, unhealthy sexual practices, and frequent travelling. The objective of the study was to assess the health seeking behavior of the migrant worker in Bengaluru.Methods: This is a cross sectional, exploratory and community based study. The study was conducted in the field practice area of department of Community Medicine of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru. Total study subjects were 295 were selected by convenient sampling method. The study was conducted between May 2017 to June 2017. Data regarding health seeking behaviour was collected using semi structured questionnaire.Results: Migrants were from different states of our country. 25.7% were from other districts of Karnataka, 58.3% of them belonged to high risk occupation and 41.7% to low risk. Around 85% of the migrants discussed their health problem, 59% of them preferred home remedy as a first priority for their illness & 41% preferred private hospitals for major illness. Around 52.9% of study subjects waited for more than 3days before seeking health care.Conclusions: The health seeking behaviour was poor and delay in seeking healthcare during their illness.

scholarly journals Morbidity pattern and health seeking behaviour of the geriatric population in a rural area of district Faridabad, Haryana: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta Gupta ◽  
Archana Thakur ◽  
Shivam Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Background: The increase in life expectancy has resulted in changes in age composition of India and tripling of geriatric population in last 50 years. To provide adequate and comprehensive care to elderly, understanding their health problems and health seeking behavior is imperative. Hence, this study aimed to assess the morbidity pattern and health-seeking behavior and factors affecting them among geriatric population of a rural area of district Faridabad.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 300 elderly above 60 years of age in village Pali of Faridabad district for a period of 3 months. The list of elderly was obtained from health workers’ records and they were interviewed regarding socio-demographic factors, morbidity status and health seeking behaviour using a predesigned and pretested structured questionnaire.Results: Out of 300 subjects, 56% were females and 63% were in age group of 60-69 years. Overall 93.3% subjects had one or more morbidities with musculoskeletal disorders being most common (57.3%) followed by visual impairment and cataract (54.0%) and hypertension (49.0%). Morbidities were significantly higher among females (p= 0.006), divorced/separated (p=0.014) and illiterate elderly (p=0.026). 77.7% elderly preferred allopathic system of medicine with private facilities preferred by 40%.Conclusions: Morbidity load among elderly was very high and health seeking behaviour was poor. So, strong efforts are needed to provide them with comprehensive and specialised care so that they contribute to their maximum potential to our society. Primary healthcare strategies targeting elderly needs to be strengthened and area specific strategies need to be formulated. 

scholarly journals Chronic Morbidity and Health Seeking Behaviour among Elderly in a Rural Area of Thrissur District

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (47) ◽  
pp. 2787-2792
Author(s):  
Binu Areekal ◽  
Dipin John Padmaja ◽  
Pranav Veepanattu ◽  
Anna Christin Jossy ◽  
Anirudh Menon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Chronic Morbidity

BACKGROUND Elderly people are often neglected in the society particularly with regards to the healthcare service delivery in Indian context. Most of them live with certain forms of morbidities. The consequences of these illnesses in terms of severity affect their willingness to seek help from health care services. Therefore, understanding the morbidities and their health seeking behaviour is a prerequisite for providing essential need-based healthcare services to this marginalised population. A cross sectional study was conducted to understand the pattern of comorbidities and factors of health seeking behaviours of the elderly in a rural area of Thrissur district, Kerala. METHODS A total of 243 elderly participants who were above 60 years was selected from a rural area of Thrissur district to participate the study. SPSS Ver. 16.0 was used to carry out analysis of the data. Descriptive statistics were used to express the pattern of chronic morbidity, and assess the health seeking behaviour and associated factors in the above population. RESULTS Our findings revealed that majority of the study population (82.7 %) was suffering from at least one chronic health problem; among them, 44 % had hypertension, 35.8 % had diabetes mellitus and 23.5 % had musculoskeletal diseases. 60.5 % were not doing any kind of exercise. Health seeking behavior was highest for diabetes and hypertension (100 % and 97.1 %). It was lowest for urinary disorders (72.72 %) followed by visual problems and respiratory problems (82.75 % and 83.3 %). Most common reasons for not seeking health care were that they consider the illness to be insignificant or they believe it to be a part of ageing process (37.5 %). CONCLUSIONS Prevalence of chronic morbidity is high among the elderly. Health seeking behavior is better in Kerala compared to other states. KEYWORDS Chronic Morbidity, Healthcare Seeking Behaviour, Morbidity, Elderly, Kerala

scholarly journals Awareness about rabies and health seeking behavior among animal bite victims attending a tertiary care hospital of Jharkhand

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4426
Author(s):  
Chandramani Kumar ◽  
Santosh Kumar Soren ◽  
Surendra Singh ◽  
Neelanjali Kumari ◽  
Vidya Sagar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Human Infection ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Dog Bite ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Central Emergency Department ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Background: Rabies is an acute fatal disease of central nervous system, caused by Lyssavirus Type 1. Rabies in dogs is the source of 99% of human infection. Awareness about rabies and health seeking behavior are crucial determinants of rabies control. Present study was done to assess awareness regarding animal bite and health seeking behavior among affected population.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in central emergency department of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand for a period of four months. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Sample size was 114 using consecutive sampling method. The participants were interviewed after taking informed consent. Data collected were entered in MS Excel and analyzed using SPSS version 20.Results: A total of 114 subjects participated in the study of which 83 (72.8%) were male and 31 (27.2%) female. Most commonly affected age group found was 21-30 years (35.1%). Majority 101 (88.6%) of them resided in urban areas, and only 79 (69.3%) acquired secondary education and above. Most of the animal bite was caused by dogs 102 (89.5%), unprovoked 79 (69.3%) in nature and most common site involved lower limb 70 (61.4%). Majority 68 (59.6%) of the dog bite wound were of category II. Only 55 (48.2%) of animal bite victims washed their wound with soap and water. Majority 58 (50.9%) of the study participants had no knowledge about consequences of dog bite. Median reporting time to tertiary institute was found to be four hours.Conclusions: There was average level of awareness about rabies among animal bite victims attending RIMS, Ranchi

scholarly journals Prevalence and Determinants of Appropriate Health Seeking Behaviour among Known Diabetics: Results from a Community-Based Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheleaswani Inche Zainal Abidin ◽  
Rosnah Sutan ◽  
Khadijah Shamsuddin
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family History Of Diabetes ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
History Of

Introduction. Living with diabetes requires patients to have good self-monitoring of their disease and treatment. Appropriate health seeking behavior is important to minimize complications and improve quality of life. Methodology. A community-based, cross-sectional study of disease events and experiences from diagnosis to the time of study was conducted among 460 known diabetics in Tanjong Karang district. The aim of this study was to describe the current pattern of health seeking behavior and its determinants among rural communities. Appropriate diabetic health services utilization was defined as using modern treatment either through oral hypoglycemics or insulin injections, obtained from either a public or private health facility. Result. 85.9% of respondents reported having appropriate health seeking behaviour at the time of the house-to-house community survey. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that appropriate health seeking behaviour was significantly associated with age of respondent, presence of comorbidity, family history of diabetes, distance from health facilities, perceived family support, and history of early treatment seeking at diagnosis and duration of disease. Conclusion. The present population has better appropriate health seeking behavior and provision of knowledge with strong family support in diabetic care which are important in control and prevention of diabetic complication that need to be emphasized.

scholarly journals A cross sectional study to find out the health seeking behaviour of brick kiln workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 5334
Author(s):  
Rufiat Kazi ◽  
Mangala M. Bote
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Brick Kiln ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Background: This study was designed to assess the factors associated with the health seeking behaviour of brick kiln workers and to acquire an in depth understanding of their health.Methods: 420 brick kiln workers who were eligible for the study were interviewed using a semi structured, pre-designed, pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire. Statistical analysis used: SPSS version 20.Results: 48.9% showed good health seeking behavior while 51.1% showed poor health seeking behavior. 69.4% more than 40 years, 38.2% in the age group of 26-40 years and 40.2% in the age group of 18-25 years showed good health seeking behaviour.Conclusions: Good health seeking behavior was seen in older age groups, females and bigaaris.

scholarly journals Sexual health problems and health-seeking behavior of men who have sex with men in Agra City, Uttar Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
SS Chaudhary ◽  
KhanIqbal Aqeel ◽  
SK Misra ◽  
Geetu Singh ◽  
Prashant Lavania
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Agra City

scholarly journals Feeding practices and knowledge regarding vaccination in mothers of under 5 children: a questionnaire based study in a metropolitan city hospital of India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Sanghamitra Ray ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Meena ◽  
Hariom Kumar Solanki ◽  
Prakash Chand Jain
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Vaccine Preventable Diseases ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Source Of Information

Background: India has a high burden of under five mortality. Faulty feeding practices and mortality due to vaccine preventable diseases is a major hurdle. Objective was to assess breast feeding practices and vaccination status of children of less than 5 years by age and its correlation with socio-demographic profile.Methods: This was a cross- sectional descriptive study involving children of nine months to five years.Results: Health seeking behavior in terms of adequate antenatal checkup and institutional deliveries was quite high; but only one third of children had early initiation of breast feeding and the main reason was delay in rooming-in. Early breast feeding had significant correlation with the greater duration of breast feeding and the duration of exclusive breast feeding was significantly associated with the literacy status of mother. Only 34% of children were vaccinated on time and frequent migration was the cause of delay in 25%. Ground level workers were the main source of information regarding vaccination in this study population.Conclusions: Feeding practices were not satisfactory. Institutional fallacies also came into focus such as delayed rooming-in. Awareness regarding vaccination was inadequate and was incomplete in majority of children. General awareness and health seeking behavior of our community still need enhancement to a great extent.

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