Health Seeking Behavior of Women with Eclampsia Attending at Institute of Child and Mother Health in Dhaka City

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Mahe Jabeen ◽  
Dilruba Akhter ◽  
Sabiha Shimul ◽  
Ummay Salma
Keyword(s):  
Perinatal Death ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Preeclampsia ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Hospital Delivery ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Study Population

Eclampsia constitutes a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. To assess health seeking behaviour of the family members and the patient with eclampsia. This cross sectional study was carried out on 100 eclampsia patients in the Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH), Dhaka from December' 2004 to November' 2005. In this study it was found that more vulnerable age group was 19-27 (49.0%) and primaegravida was 52.0%. This study revealed that knowledge about preconceptional health checkup was 3.0%, antenatal checkup was 52.0%, causes of preeclampsia & eclampsia in pregnancy was 20.0%, plan of delivery was 16.0%, safe hospital delivery was 20.0%, savings of money for delivery was 32.0%, transportation to hospital was 26.0%, consequences of severe preeclampsia & eclampsia was 9.0% of the study population. This study also showed that 82.0% and 77.0% of the patients had negative attitude towards antenatal check up and hospital delivery respectively. Only 58.0% of the patients had antenatal checkup. In this study 58.0% and 42.0% of the patients were referred to hospital by trained birth attendant (TBA) and relatives respectively. Half of the patients were referred by relatives. The present study showed that the maternal death was 4.0% and perinatal death was 27.0%. Lack of proper knowledge about consequences of eclampsia and severe preeclampsia and poor knowledge about proper antenatal care and negative attitude towards hospital delivery affects the outcome of both maternal and fetal condition.Medicine Today 2018 Vol.30(2): 67-70

scholarly journals Snakebite epidemiology and health-seeking behavior in Akonolinga health district, Cameroon: Cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. e0008334
Author(s):  
Gabriel Alcoba ◽  
Manon Chabloz ◽  
Justin Eyong ◽  
Franck Wanda ◽  
Carlos Ochoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health District ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

scholarly journals Predictors of Health-Seeking Behavior for Fever Cases among Caregivers of Under-Five Children in Malaria-Endemic Area of Imo State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampson Oluchi ◽  
Rosliza Manaf ◽  
Suriani Ismail ◽  
Theophilus Udeani
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Presumptive Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Pediatric Illnesses

Fever is one of the most common symptoms of pediatric illnesses; it is an important early symptom of malaria. Fever had served as the entry point for presumptive treatment of malaria among children in Nigerian. Appropriate HSB is important when seeking treatment for fever among under-five children; this will help for better prognosis because treatment will be initiated early. This study attempted to identify caregiver’s HSB for under-five children with fever. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Imo-State, Nigeria. Appropriate HSB was operationally defined as seeking treatment from health facility within 24 h of fever. Data were obtained using pretested self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Simple and multiple logistic regression were used to determine predictors of appropriate HSB. A total of 559 eligible respondents were recruited; 103 (18.6%) caregivers had appropriate HSB. The predictors of HSB are being male child (aOR = 2.760; 95% CI:1.536–4.958), the age of child younger than 27 months (aOR = 2.804; 95% CI:1.485–5.295), employed caregivers (aOR = 1.882; 95% CI:1.014–3.493), number of household members (aOR = 2.504; 95% CI:1.464–4.283), and caregivers who decided to seek treatment at early stage (aOR = 7.060; 95% CI:1.616–30.852). Only 18.6% caregivers practiced appropriate HSB for fever cases among under-five children. It is essential to educate caregivers and emphasise on early treatment of fever and appropriate use of health facilities for fever. The findings will be used to improve intervention at the community level and will be compared with follow-up data to evaluate their effectiveness.

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.

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