scholarly journals Clinico-Epidemiological Profile, Health Care Utilization and Practices Regarding Snake Bite at Ilam District of Eastern Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surya B Parajuli ◽  
S Bhattarai ◽  
IS Paudel ◽  
P K Pokharel ◽  
R B Rayamajhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Snake Bite ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Cross Sectional

IntroductionSnake bite is neglected problem of the rural agrarian society of the world. Nepal is one of the vulnerable countries of snakebite. The utilization of health care services and practices regarding snake bite is not known.ObjectiveThis objective of the study was to explore clinicoepidemiological profile, health care utilization and practices regarding snake bite at Ilam District of eastern Nepal.MethodologyThis was a cross-sectional study and conducted from th th 25 March to 25 May 2013 using a systematic random sampling of 300 people from communities of Ilam district. The data was collected after receiving informed consent. The collected data was entered into Microsoft excel and analysed by using SPSS.ResultsThe majority (76.7%) of the respondents had seen snakes in their locality. The major snake noticed was mountain pit viper (Ovophis monticola)- Grube (94.8%). Among respondents, 5.3% had a history of snake bite which was predominant among productive age of 15-39 years. The most common bitten part of the body was leg (56.3%). There was no any serious injuries and death. Treatment was done by different modalities such as by using local antidote (31.3%) at the bite site and by soap-clean water (25%). Sixty-nine percent of the snake bite victims utilized modern health care system. Charali snake bite management center, Jhapa was the major treatment center. Seven out of 10 had knowledge of using a tourniquet. After full recovery from a snake bite, 1 out of 5 had avoided milk due to their false belief.ConclusionActive age group was more victimized. The commonest bitten part was a leg. The knowledge of first aid of snake bite was not adequate and many were unaware of post snake bite practices. Reassurance, early first aid and timely transportation to health center save many victims of snake bite.Birat Journal of Health SciencesVol.2/No.1/Issue 2/ Jan - April 2017, page: 179-183

scholarly journals Brand equity analysis to increase health care utilization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernawaty ◽  
Kendra Wardhani K ◽  
Stefanus Supriyanto ◽  
Nuzulul Kusuma Putri ◽  
Yeni Rahmah Husniyawati
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Brand Equity ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brand Association ◽  
Care Services

Background: Health care utilization is one of the key indicators in measuring performance of health care services. Strong brand equity suggests positive correlation with great attraction for consumers to use a product. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the effects of brand equity to health care utilization. 381 students were selected by simple random sampling. Multiple logistic regression tests were used to analyze the influence between variables. Results: Findings showed that there was an influence between brand equity and health care utilization (P=0.001). In the three attributes, brand equity was known to have an influence to the utilization of health care. The highest influence of the three attributes was brand association (Exp (B) = 2.501). Conclusions: It can be concluded that brand equity affects patient visits to AHCC showing that the brand equity significantly influence patient visits. Promotion to create familiarity and good impression was required to enhance brand equity and increase health care utilization.

scholarly journals Health Care Utilization and Symptom Severity in Ghanaian Children – a Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e80598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Krumkamp ◽  
Nimako Sarpong ◽  
Benno Kreuels ◽  
Lutz Ehlkes ◽  
Wibke Loag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 and mitigation plans on essential health services: institutional experience of a hospital in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Firaol Dandena ◽  
Berhanetsehay Teklewold ◽  
Dagmawi Anteneh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Health systems around the world are being challenged by an on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated response can have a significant downstream effect on access to routine health care services, and indirectly cause morbidity and mortality from causes other than the disease itself, especially in resource-poor countries such as Ethiopia. This study aimed to explore the impact of the pandemic on these services and measures taken to combat the effect. Methods The study was conducted at St. Paul’s hospital millennium medical college (SPHMMC) from December 15, 2020 to January 15, 2021 using a comparative cross-sectional study design. We collected data on the number of clients getting different essential health care services from May to October 2019 (Pre COVID) and the same period in 2020 (during a COVID-19 pandemic) from the patient registry book. The analysis was done with SPSS version 24 software. Result Overall, the essential services of SPHMMC were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The most affected service is inpatient admission, which showed a 73.3% (2044 to 682) reduction from the pre-COVID period and the least affected is maternal service, which only decreased by 13% (3671 to 3177). During the 6 months after the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a progressive increment in the number of clients getting essential health services. Conclusion and recommendation The establishment of a triple setup for fighting against COVID-19, which encompasses non-COVID services, an isolation center and a COVID-19 treatment center, played a vital role in preserving essential health services.

scholarly journals Association Between a Wider Availability of Health Information and Health Care Utilization in Vietnam: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Thuy Linh Nguyen ◽  
Keiko Nakamura ◽  
Kaoruko Seino ◽  
Van Thang Vo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Courses

BACKGROUND The rapid and widespread development of mass media sources including the Internet is occurring worldwide. Users are being confronted with a flood of health information through a wide availability of sources. Studies on how the availability of health information has triggered users’ interest in utilizing health care services remain limited within the Vietnamese population. OBJECTIVE This study examined the associations between the wider availability of sources for health information and health care utilization in Vietnam after adjusting for potential confounding variables. METHODS The data for this study were drawn from a cross-sectional study conducted over a 6-month period in Hue, a city in central Vietnam. The participants were 993 randomly selected adults aged between 18 and 60 years. Information was collected through face-to-face interviews on the types of information sources that were consulted, including traditional media (television), Internet, and health education courses, as well as the impact of such information on health care use (emergency department visits, hospitalizations, doctor visits). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed at a 95% confidence level. RESULTS The prevalence of watching television, using the Internet, and attending health education courses to obtain health information were 50.9% (505/993), 32.9% (327/993), and 8.7% (86/993), respectively. After further adjustments for self-reported health status, the presence of health insurance, and monthly income, respondents who watched television and used the Internet to obtain health information were 1.7 times more likely to visit a doctor (television: adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.69, 95% CI 1.30-2.19; Internet: AOR 1.64, 95% CI 1.23-2.19), and also significantly associated with inpatient hospitalization (P=.003). CONCLUSIONS The use of widely available mass media sources (eg, television and the Internet) to obtain health information was associated with higher health care utilization. How this interest in health-related information can be used so that it will have a beneficial effect on care-seeking behavior should be a topic of concern to further health promotion in developing countries.

scholarly journals Health-seeking Behavior of Undergraduate Nursing Students and Associated Factors: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerili Zaya ◽  
Shijia Li ◽  
Jingyu Pan ◽  
Jinyu Zhang ◽  
Anita Näslindh-Ylispangar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background Though relevant education and clinical practice could promote health-seeking behavior, nurses and nursing students may not actively seek healthcare. Methods This was a cross-sectional study using an adaptation of the self-reported Health Behavior Questionnaire (HBQ) including sociocultural background, lifestyle, self-assessment of life, health care utilization, and health counseling. 199 valid samples were acquired by convenient sampling. Univariate analysis, Spearman rank correlation, Pearson correlation, and multivariate linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results Cultural background, living with family, employment, most items in lifestyle, and all items in perceived life status were correlated with health-seeking behavior. A multivariate linear regression verified the influence of alcohol consumption, financial situation, and work situation on the experience of health care utilization, as well as the influence of physical health and interpersonal relationship on the experience of health counseling. Conclusions Less alcohol consumption, better financial situation, and better work situation are positively correlated with health care utilization. Better physical health and sounder interpersonal relationships can improve health counseling. The effect of other factors needs further exploration. Cohort studies could be used to investigate the long-term change in health-seeking behavior.

scholarly journals Patterns and predictors of private and public health care utilization in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvis Wambiya ◽  
Peter O Otieno ◽  
Martin Kavao Mutua ◽  
Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet ◽  
Shukri F Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Explanatory Variables

Abstract BackgroundKnowledge of health care utilization is particularly crucial in low-and middle-income countries where inequalities in burden of disease and access to primary health care exist. Inconclusive evidence exists on health-seeking and utilization of health facilities in the informal settlements in Kenya. This study assessed the patterns and predictors of private and public health care utilization in an urban informal settlement in Kenya.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used data from the Lown scholars study conducted between June and July 2018. It was nested within the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Households were selected using simple random sampling and data obtained for all household members who reported having sought care for an illness in the 12 months preceding the study. Data were collected on health-seeking behaviour and explanatory variables (predisposing, enabling, and need) using an adaptation of Andersen’s conceptual framework. Health care utilization patterns by explanatory variables were described using proportions and multinomial logistic regression used to identify the predictors of private or public health care use.ResultsThree hundred and sixty-four members from 300 households sought care for an illness in the 12 months preceding the study. Almost half (47%) of the respondents sought care from private facilities while about 33% and 20% used public and other facilities, respectively. Health care utilization was influenced by enabling and need factors. Health insurance coverage was associated with private health facility use (aOR 3.06; 95% CI 1.48 – 6.31). Satisfaction with the quality of care was associated with lower use of public facilities (aOR 0.31; CI 0.11 – 0.84) while satisfaction with cost of care was associated with higher use of public facilities (aOR 2.09; CI 1.01 – 4.29). Members who reported an acute infection were more likely to use private facilities (aOR 3.07; 95% CI 1.52 – 6.18).ConclusionsHealth care utilization in the urban informal settlements favours private health facility use. As Kenya commits to achieving universal health coverage, interventions to improve health care access in informal and low-resource settlements should be modelled around enabling and need factors, particularly health care financing and quality of health care provision.

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