Maternal and Neonatal Health Care Knowledge Among Yemeni Community Midwives: A Community Based Cross Sectional Study

Background: In India, in the last one and half decades longevity of the people has increased due to decline in mortality rate, better medical and health care facilities and improvements in overall quality of life of people. Presently India has the second largest geriatric population in the globe. In 2001, geriatric population was 77 million in India and it is estimated that in India total number of elderly will rise to 150 million by 2025 and by the year 2050 the number would rise to about 324 million.4 Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted in an urban slum located in Secunderabad. Almost 225 subjects more than 60 years were included in study after giving oral consent. People with severe morbidity and unable to give consent were excluded from study.Results: Majority (70%) of the resident experienced verbal abuse followed by physical abuse (13%) at least one time. About 11% felt they were being neglected by their family members. Daughter-in-law was the major person involved in the elder abuse accounting for 45.9%, followed by son 24.3%. Abuse from relatives accounted for 21.6%. Spouse and daughter were involved in elder abuse in about 5.4% and 2.7% cases respectively.Conclusions: As recently said by Financial Minister in Parliament of India, old age population growing drastically in India, especially in south India. Increasing geriatric population leading to increase in need of health care and psychological assistance.

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Effect of Community-Based Health Insurance on Utilization of Outpatient Health Care Services in Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy ◽

10.2147/rmhp.s215836 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 141-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bekele Demissie ◽

Keneni Gutema Negeri

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Insurance ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Community Based Health Insurance ◽

Care Services

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Determinants of person-centered maternity care at the selected health facilities of Dessie town, Northeastern, Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-020-03221-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Fentaw Teshome Dagnaw ◽

Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh ◽

Melkalem Mamuye Azanaw ◽

Aragaw Tesfaw Desale ◽

Melaku Tadege Engdaw

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Maternity Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Modifiable Factors ◽

Study Participants

Abstract Background Person-centered maternity care is providing care that is respectful and responsive to individual women’s preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that their values guide all clinical decisions during childbirth. Although person-centered health care is one of the factors that increase client satisfaction and increased health service utilization in Ethiopia, little is known about predictors of person-centered maternity care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the determinant factors of person-centered maternity care among mothers who gave birth in selected health facilities in Dessie town, Northeastern, Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 317 study participants at Dessie town selected by a simple random sampling technique. The data was coded and entered Epi-data version 4.4 and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Descriptive statistics was presented using tables and figures. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with Person-Centered Maternity Care. Two sides P-value < 0.05 was taken to declare statistically significant. Results Overall, 310 study participants participated with a response rate of 97.8%. In multivariable linear regression, rural residence (β = -4.12; 95% CI: -7.60, -0.67), family average monthly income ≤ 3000 birr (β = -6.20, 95% CI: -9.40, -3.04), night time delivery(β = -2.98, 95%CI: -5.90, -0.06), dead fetus outcome during delivery (β = -12.7; 95% CI: -21.80, -3.50), and 2–7 days health facility length of stay (β = -5.07, 95% CI: -9.20, -0.92) were significantly decreased Person Center Maternity Care score, whereas private health institution delivery (β = 14.13, 95% CI: 7.70, 20.60) is significantly increased Person centered maternity care score. Conclusions This study revealed that most of the factors that affect person-centered maternity care are modifiable factors. Therefore, Primary attention should be given to improve the quality of care through effective communication between clients and providers at each level of the health care delivery system to increase the uptake of high-quality facility-based births.

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Does community-based education increase students' motivation to practice community health care? - a cross sectional study

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/1472-6920-11-19 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Masanobu Okayama ◽

Eiji Kajii

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Community Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Health Care ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Community Based Education ◽

Practice Community

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Morbidity pattern of elderly women of rural North Karnataka: a community based cross-sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174845 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (11) ◽

pp. 4286

Author(s):

K. Kriti Bhat ◽

M. C. Yadavannavar

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Elderly Women ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Rural Elderly ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: With the increasing life expectancy, the population around the world is growing old at a higher rate. Ensuring their quality of life and addressing their health care needs is a major challenge ahead. Elderly women are more vulnerable and there is a dearth for information regarding their health problems in India. Therefore, this study was undertaken focusing on the health problems of rural elderly women. The objective of the study was to assess the morbidity pattern of rural elderly women.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural field practice area of Shri B M Patil Medical College, Vijayapura from November 2015 to February 2016. A house-to-house survey was done and 200 women aged ≥60 years were included in the study. They were interviewed using pretested and predesigned questionnaire after obtaining informed consent. Information regarding demographic profile, present or past illness, economic history and physical activity of daily living were collected. Analysis was done using SPSS v.16 and data was represented using proportions and percentages.Results: Majority of the participants were illiterate (96.4%). Most (83.6%) of them were financially dependent. Most common chronic illness was arthritis (73.3%) and visual problem (58.8%).Conclusions: Our study reveals majority of the elderly women are suffering from one or multiple chronic illnesses. As a matter of fact, there is an urgent need to develop better health care services for the elderly women residing in rural areas.

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