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However, there is no significant difference in the level of awareness of zoonoses; knowledge of zoonoses, knowledge of prevention of zoonoses and knowledge of risk of zoonoses between owners and non-owners of pets or livestock. The animal health care seeking behavior of households with pets or livestock is good and should be encouraged.
Public education should be created for other zoonoses aside from rabies, Lassa fever, and avian influenza. Health seeking behavior of the mothers for the special care new-born unit discharged children: a comparative study. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Dibrugarh District, Assam from January to June, to assess differences in health- care seeking behavior of these mothers from mothers of newborns who were born at home and mothers who had normal uneventful institutional deliveries.
Mothers of 29 SCNU discharged, 34 institutions delivered and 26 home delivered children were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule and a knowledge, attitude and practice KAP survey tool. Mothers of children admitted to SCNU scored better in questions related to vaccination, contraception, protection of child from infections and cold and perceptions about traditional healers, but overall KAP scores in the three groups were not found significantly different.
Effect of residence on mothers' health care seeking behavior for common childhood illness in Northwest Ethiopia: a community based comparative cross--sectional study. Children are at higher risk of acquiring infections and developing severe disease. This study assessed the health care seeking behavior and associated factors of urban and rural mothers for common childhood illness in Northwest Ethiopia.
A comparative community based cross-sectional study was conducted among urban and rural mothers living in the district. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A pre-tested and structured questioner via interview was used to collect the data. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify associated factors. A total of urban and rural mothers were interviewed. Among these, Health care seeking behavior was higher among urban mothers Marital status, completion health extension package, and sex of child were significantly associated with health care seeking behavior of urban mothers.
Whereas age of child, age and occupation of mothers, educational level of fathers, wealth quintile, and type of reported illness were significantly associated with rural mothers. Perceived severity of illness was significantly associated with both urban and rural mothers for health care seeking behavior. The overall health seeking behaviors of mothers for common childhood illness was high. However, urban mothers seek health care more than rural. Socio Economic position and types of reported illness has an effect for health seeking behavior of rural mothers.
Whereas child sex preference and graduation status for health extension package has an effect for health care seeking behavior of urban mothers. Work on strengthen accessibility of health care services in the rural mothers and increase awareness of mothers about the disadvantage of sex preferences will improve the health care seek behavior of. Full Text Available Background. Efforts to reduce child mortality especially in Africa must as a necessity aim to decrease mortality due to pneumonia.
To achieve this, preventive strategies such as expanding vaccination coverage are key. However once a child develops pneumonia prompt treatment which is essential to survival is dependent on mothers and caregiver recognition of the symptoms and danger signs of pneumonia. This community based cross-sectional study enrolled four hundred and sixty-six caregivers in Enugu state.
It aimed to determine knowledge of caregivers about danger signs of pneumonia and the sociodemographic factors that influence knowledge and care seeking behaviour of caregivers. There is poor knowledge of the aetiology and danger signs of pneumonia among caregivers. Higher maternal educational attainment and residence in semiurban area were significantly associated with knowledge of aetiology, danger signs, and vaccination of their children against pneumonia.
Fast breathing and difficulty in breathing were the commonest known and experienced WHO recognized danger signs while fever was the commonest perceived danger sign among caregivers. Knowledge of danger signs and health seeking behaviour among caregivers is inadequate.

There is need for intensified public and hospital based interventions targeted at mothers to improve their knowledge about pneumonia. E-mental health care among young adults and help- seeking behaviors : a transversal study in a community sample. The Internet is widely used by young people and could serve to improve insufficient access to mental health care. Previous information on this topic comes from selected samples students or self-selected individuals and is incomplete.
In a community sample of young adults, we aimed to describe frequency of e-mental health care study-associated factors and to determine if e-mental health care was associated with the use of conventional services for mental health care. Overall, 8. Controlling for all covariates, the likelihood of e-mental health care was positively associated with 2 needs-related factors, lifetime major depression or anxiety disorder OR 2.
E-mental health care did not hinder traditional care , but was associated with face-to-face psychotherapy Malaria is Ghana's most endemic disease; occurring across most parts of the country with a significant impact on individuals and the health system as whole. Treatment seeking for malaria care takes various forms. The National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS was introduced in to promote access to health services to mitigate the negative impact of the user fee regime.
This paper analyses the care-seeking behaviour of households for treatment of malaria in Ghana under the NHI policy. Using a cross-sectional survey of household data collected from three districts in Ghana covering the 3 ecological zones namely the coastal, forest and savannah, a multinomial logit model is estimated. The sample consists of adults and children reporting being ill with malaria in the last four weeks prior to the study.
The results from the multinomial logit estimations show that health insurance and travel time to health facility are significant determinants of health care demand. Individual characteristics such as age, education and wealth status were significant determinants of health care provider choice for specific categories of health facilities.
Overall, for malaria care the uninsured are more likely to choose informal care compared to the insured for the treatment of malaria. Health- seeking behaviors and self- care practices of people with filarial lymphoedema in Nepal: a qualitative study. Lymphatic filariasis is endemic in Nepal.
This study aimed to investigate health- seeking behaviors and self- care practices of people with filarial Lymphoedema in Nepal. A cross-sectional study was conducted using qualitative methods in three endemic districts. Twenty-three patients with current Lymphoedema were recruited in the study. Hydrocele was found to be a well-known condition and a major health problem in the studied communities. People with Lymphoedema primarily sought health care from traditional healers, whereas sometimes home-based care was their first treatment.
Later Ayurvedic and allopathic hospital-based care were sought. Respondents reported various psychological problems such as difficulty in engaging in sexual intercourse, anxiety, worry and stress, depression, low self-esteem, feeling weak, fear of being abandoned, and fear of transmitting disease to the children. Standard foot care practices except washing were largely absent. Lymphoedema in the limbs and hydrocele were found to be major health problems.
recent report by Japanese investigators gives seropreva- lence rates in man with fever, diarrhea, and a perforated small bowel required vaccination brought the outbreak under control, and most dered less sticky by applications of hot water and bleach, Kochi A. Government intervention programs in HIV/tuberculosis. some sources, and the powerful effects of the HIV epidemic in countries with large First, the ratio of male to female under-5 probability of death is estimated, then applications as well, such as simplifying the task of mortality projection or A total of 4, life tables from this database dating between and are.
The traditional health care providers were the first contact of care for the majority of respondents. Only a few patients had been practicing standard foot care practices. Demographics and health care seeking behavior of Singaporean women with chronic constipation: implications for therapeutic management. Chronic constipation is significantly more prevalent in women than men in Singapore.
We carried out a survey to study patient demographics, symptom prevalence, healthcare- seeking behavior , and patient satisfaction with available treatment options in women with chronic constipation. Responses were collected predominantly via a web-based survey from a panel representative of Singapore's women population. Eligibility was established using a nine-question screener. A total of invited females took part in an online screener survey, of which respondents did not meet the eligibility requirements for the chronic constipation survey.
Of the total panelists consenting to participate via both online and face-to-face interviews , women met eligibility requirements and took the question survey. Eligible respondents were skewed to younger patients but well mixed in terms of marital status. The majority of them were not keen on doing exercise and were working women, especially white collar females. On average, respondents experienced constipation symptoms for 6 to 7 months in the last year. In more than two-thirds of respondents, constipation symptoms were frequent at least 1 in 3 times.
Satisfaction with fiber supplements and laxatives was average and many of the users were not satisfied with their effect. Ineffectiveness and prolonged time taken for the treatment to take effect were the most common reasons for dissatisfaction. Chronic constipation symptoms in women are often severe and bothersome, and many patients are dissatisfied with.
Information seeking behavior. A general theory of information seeking behaviour must include an outline of an evolutionary theory of how organisms have adapted their cognitive apparatus to the demands raised in order to cope with their environments. It should describe important qualitative stages in this development and explain Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea in children under 5 in rural Niger: results of a cross-sectional survey.
Full Text Available Abstract Background Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea varies by context and has important implications for developing appropriate care strategies and estimating burden of disease.
The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of children under five with diarrhea who consulted at a health structure in order to identify the appropriate health care levels to set up surveillance of severe diarrheal diseases. Methods A cluster survey was done on 35 clusters of 21 children under 5 years of age in each of four districts of the Maradi Region, Niger.
Caretakers were asked about diarrhea of the child during the recall period and their health seeking behavior in case of diarrhea.
A weighted cluster analysis was conducted to determine the prevalence of diarrhea, as well as the proportion of consultations and types of health structures consulted. Results In total, the period prevalence of diarrhea and severe diarrhea between April 24th and May 21st were Of those reporting an episode of diarrhea during the recall period, The main health structures visited were health centers, followed by health posts both for simple or severe diarrhea.
The proportion of consultations was not associated with the level of education of the caretaker, but increased with the number of children in the household.