scholarly journals Perceptions and Care Seeking Behavior of Obstetric Complication in Thailand

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
SK Sharma ◽  
P Vong-Ek
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Obstetric Complication ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Poor Nutrition

Background Importance of maternal health has been recognized over the last decade, however information about the perception of illness and healthcare behavior of obstetric complication is lacking. Objective This study assesses women’s knowledge, perception, and experience of obstetric complication and care-seeking behavior and explores the factors associated with the morbidity and the constraints hindering them from seeking timely care. Methods Twenty one in-depth interviews on the perceptions, experience and care seeking behavior related to pregnancy and delivery of Women at Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance site of Thailand were conducted. A structured guideline was first prepared in English and translated into Thai language. An interpreter was hired to interview women at the Thai-Myanmar border to translate Thai into local language. A moderator note-taker, and interpreter were present throughout the interview period and tape recorded the conversation. Results In-depth interview revealed that even though quality maternal health care was accessible to most of the women, obstetric complication was prevalent and they were not seeking appropriate care specifically in highland. Too early and too late marriage, frequent child bearing, poverty, hard work, poor nutrition and traditional practices were the reasons for complications. Poor transportation, lack of health insurance, inadequate training of health personnel, poor health facilities and the perception that the complications are normal for pregnant women were the main reasons for not seeking appropriate care. Conclusions Perceived reasons for complications among women living in Kanchanaburi, Thailand were early marriage, frequent childbearing, hard work, poor nutrition and traditional practices. The constraints hindering them from seeking care for the complications were perceived to be the lack of access to health personnel, health facilities, and proper transportation. These issues seemed to be related to poverty. Kathmandu University Medical Journal | Vol.10 | No. 2 | Issue 38 | Apr – June 2012 | Page 63-70 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v10i2.7347

scholarly journals Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior in Urban Area of Bangladesh: Does Migration Create Inequity?

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138
Author(s):  
Tasmiah Sad Sutopa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Care Seeking Behavior

The main aim of this paper is to find potential sources that affect maternal health care seeking behavior of women of urban areas in period around the birth of their children using data extracted from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2013. To examine the maternal health care seeking behavior among women,antenatal care, place of delivery and postnatal care are considered as dependent variables and several demographic and socio-economic factors are included as independent variable. The study reveals that the recent migrant women and slum dwellers have a tendency of being disadvantaged in context of maternal health care. There is still plenty of room to work on maternal health care among women in urban areas especially among recent migrants so that significant improvement can be initialized to achieve an equity in overall health care system in Bangladesh. Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 67(2): 131-138, 2019 (July)

scholarly journals Maternal Health and Care-Seeking Behavior In Bangladesh: Findings from a National Survey

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 075-082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Koenig ◽  
Tulshi Saha ◽  
Ahmed Al-Sabir ◽  
Shams El Arifeen ◽  
Ken Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

scholarly journals Maternal health-care seeking behavior in North India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjali Jain ◽  
Sujan Singh ◽  
Alpana Choudhary ◽  
Ashish Jain ◽  
Alok Chouudhary
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
North India ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Care Seeking Behavior

Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior of Nepalese Woman: A Perspective of Socio Ecological Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Kumar Sharma ◽  
Shanti Prasad Khanal ◽  
Jib Acharya ◽  
Ramesh Adhikari ◽  
Rabi Bista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Maternal Health Services ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background Nepal has a very high Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the South Asian region partly owing to the low utilization of maternal health services. One of the leading causes for maternal death in the rural areas of Nepal is lack of awareness about mental health. The prominent objective of this study is to explore the influencing factors utilization of maternal health care service among Nepalese women.Methods This is a qualitative study performed in Kathmandu district at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, in Nepal. In-depth interviews (IDIs) were administrated with 18 women with recent delivery case (within seven days). Furthermore, five Key-informants interview (KIIs) with their husbands was conducted. The data was thematically analyzed using content analysis, where Social-Ecological Model (SEM) was applied as a theoretical framework to lead thematic content.Results Women's knowledge, perception, decision-making autonomy in interpersonal level, mother-in-law and husband's role in intrapersonal level, employment organization in institutional level, peer groups, and neighbors in community level, and safe-motherhood program in policy level were influencing factors to obey adequate Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior (MHCSB). Also, negligence of women in MHC check-up, inadequate health facilities, health facilities without maternal requirement and non availability gynecologist were observed as a core barrier for utilization of MHCSB.Conclusions There were numerous causes for not utilizing MHCSB: inadequate health facilities, health facilities without maternal services, and unavailability of gynecologist especially in health facilities of rural areas in Nepal. More health facilities should be built especially in remote areas and adequately equipped with maternal health services, drugs, and specialist. Further, existing health facilities should be promoted with overall maternal health care requirement with its specialist. Free MHCS should cover the cost of items required for delivery in addition to ANC, PNC check-up and institutional delivery.

scholarly journals Exploring Maternal Health Care-Seeking Behavior of Married Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: A Social-Ecological Approach

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e0169109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asm Shahabuddin ◽  
Christiana Nöstlinger ◽  
Thérèse Delvaux ◽  
Malabika Sarker ◽  
Alexandre Delamou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Care Seeking Behavior
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