For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. Methods and analysis this study aims to inform best practices for initiating a longitudinal cohort study in kenya. However, there is a need to take a nondiseasespecific perspective, since in certain cases some healthrelated. Determinants of healthseeking behaviour in northeast india. Conceptual framework of health determinants 43 2 chapter c onceptual frameworks are maps constructed to define the causal relationship between a problem and the factors contributing to it. Of the participants who had received help for psychological problems in the past six months n 66, 26 % n 17 received help in general health care general practitioner, social work, medical specialist, 15 % n 10 received help in specialized mental health care psychiatrist, psychologist, clinic for alcohol or drugs abuse, mental health institution, psychiatrist in. Determinants of health seeking behaviour have been under investigated. Mens health seeking behaviour is a complex phenomenon. Health seeking behavior and its determinants in jaffna sri lanka. There is a growing literature on health seeking behaviours and the determinants of health services utilization especially in the context of developing countries. We assessed relevant patterns of health seeking and related out of pocket expenditure in bangladesh. Social conditions and circumstances are major determinants of health. Determinants of health care seeking behaviour during pregnancy in ogun state, nigeria david o.
Also known as social and physical determinants of health, they impact a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes. Within the perspective of paho, the determinants of healthseeking behaviour are social, economic and cultural. Social determinants of health reflect the social factors and physical conditions of the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age. Determinants of health care seeking behavior among rural. Little is known about delays before the start of tb therapy and healthseeking behaviour of tb patients in rural resourcelimited settings. However, there is a need to take a nondiseasespecific perspective, since in certain cases some health related.
While the high cost of care is a deterrent to health seeking behaviour, the cost of death of a woman or a child to the family and community is immeasurable. Social determinants of health how social and economic factors. The focus has largely been on describing sociocultural determinants of healthseeking behaviour in the context of specific health conditions. While health care seeking behaviour is influenced by the factors mentioned above, delays are influenced by additional factors.
The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence mothers healthseeking behaviour. Akinmade4, diane sawchuck3, rahat qureshi5, muftaut solarin6, olalekan o. Due to the high prevalence of hiv infection in young women, the following areas were examined. Poor, delayed, or inappropriate health seeking for a sick infant with acute childhood illness is associated with high morbiditymortality. Jun 08, 2016 while health care seeking behaviour is influenced by the factors mentioned above, delays are influenced by additional factors. Determinants of health informationseeking behavior. Delay in health seeking is implicated with fatal complications and prolonged hospital stay. During the past decades, health seeking behavior has changed from traditional to western medicine and from public to private hospitals. Setting this study is set in 96 villages located in four main regions of ethiopia. Many factors like sex, age, type of illness, access to services and perceived quality of the services, influences the health seeking behavior. Men have been stereotyped as being reluctant towards seeking health care when faced with illness.
In nigeria, women too often suffer the consequences of serious obstetric complications that may lead to death. Determinants of health seeking behaviour in uganda is it. Three factors such as gender, economic status, and household floor type were found to be significantly associated with the utilization of healthcare for ari. At the level of health care provider, the quality of medical care in terms of technical efficiency as proxied by availability of drugs has been cited as a key determinant of demand for health care sahn, 2003. Akinmade, diane sawchuck, rahat qureshi, muftaut solarin, olalekan o. Research open access determinants of health care seeking behaviour during pregnancy in ogun state, nigeria david o. When women seek care the general view among the community and health care providers was that women accessed the formal health care system when they perceived they were at risk.
Determinants of health seeking behavior in ghana by kaamel m. How social and economic factors affect health 3 while the previous scenario is fictional, unfortunately it is all too plausible. Methods study design the study was a crosssectional survey. In spite of high prevalence rates, little is known about health seeking and related expenditure for chronic noncommunicable diseases in lowincome countries. The aim of this study was to establish the determinants of mens health seeking behaviour in luwero district. The quality of healthcare and manpower availability remains a cause for concern in the region, affecting the overall health seeking behaviour of the people. Determinants of contraceptive morbidity and health seeking behaviour in india.
Health seeking behaviour depends on trust in the health services and cost of services. Jan 09, 2006 within the perspective of paho, the determinants of health seeking behaviour are social, economic and cultural. Good maternal health seeking behaviour practices at the three critical stages around childbirth have the potential to reduce underfive mortality. Social determinants and individual healthseeking behaviour. The participants of this study are 1632 rural households comprising 9455 individuals. Prevalence, determinants and health careseeking behavior.
Objectives to investigate the determinants of healthcareseeking behaviour using five contextrelevant clinical vignettes. Understanding of health seeking behaviour hsb is essential to provide need based health care services to the population. A rapid assessment of health seeking behavior in relation to. It should be noted from the viewpoint of paho that culture begins the socialization of health seeking behaviour, and it is through this medium that social and other variables are introduced. Determinants of health seeking behaviour following rabies. Nov 18, 20 the focus has largely been on describing sociocultural determinants of healthseeking behaviour in the context of specific health conditions. This qualitative study aimed to describe the health care seeking practices in pregnancy, as well as the sociocultural factors that influence these actions. Therefore, public health programmes should focus on influencing health seeking behaviour among women and removing obstacles to effective maternal health seeking behaviour in zimbabwe. Sociocultural determinants of healthseeking behaviour on the kenyan coast. Determinants of healthseeking behavior in ghana by kaamel.
It is generally seen that there is an inverse relationship between social position and health status of people. Determinants of health seeking behavior include socioeconomic status, culture, politic and current health. Healthseeking behaviour and the health endogenous illness. However, very few focused studies have been seen in pakistan in this regard. Determinants of mothers health seeking behaviour for their. Delay in health seeking can also be associated with homeself treatment, use of traditional treatment, accessibility to health care services and money especially for children with acute fever and diarrhea8. S medical sciences, university of ghana, 2008 md, university of ghana, 2012. It should be noted from the viewpoint of paho that culture begins the socialization of healthseeking behaviour, and it is through this. One effort to improve maternal outcomes involves increasing access to highquality health facilities for delivery.
Health seeking behaviour and the health endogenous illness. Determinants of health seeking behavior for chronic non. Chapter conceptual framework of health determinants. Determinants of health seeking and compliance behavior the contacttracing survey found that 8% 39483 of the victims did not report to hospitals following animal exposure. The purpose of the study was to assess the health seeking practices and challenges in utilising health facilities in a rural community in wakiso district, uganda. The quality of healthcare and manpower availability remains a cause for concern in the region, affecting the overall healthseeking behaviour of the people. If the costeffectiveness is disappointing, then information seeking might not be successful even when the selfefficacy is high fishbein et al. Health seeking behaviour and health service utilization in.
Therefore, public health programmes should focus on influencing healthseeking behaviour among women and removing obstacles to effective maternal healthseeking behaviour in zimbabwe. Healthcareseeking behavior, treatment delays and its. Latent class analysis of the social determinants of health. Determinants of health seeking behaviour among men in luwero. Wendi middleton health can be described as both a product and a process of life, and is necessary for human wellbeing, overall quality of life and productivity. Curative as well as preventive measures have been devised and revised but the war against malaria. Health seeking behaviour and challenges in utilising health. Determinants of health seeking behavior of animal bite.
The term health behaviour or health related behaviour is used very broadly in this chapter to mean any behaviour that may affect an individuals physical health or any behaviour that an individual believes may affect their physical health. Delay in seeking care phase i delay is a recognized contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes. This chapter focuses on determinants of health behaviours. Adolescents, social support and helpseeking behaviour. Of course, hisb works differently under different circumstances. Access to health care due to the high cost, the urban poor resort to shopkeepers for treatment before going to a health facility studies to pathways for seeking care in malawi reveal that the first stop for tuberculosis is the shop however, shopkeepers provide wrong. Thus, caregivers ought to identify danger signs and promptly seek professional help for a sick infant. Determinants of healthseeking behaviour in northeast. With one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, malawi has a significant opportunity for improvement. The public obtains such health knowledge not only from healthcare providers, but also through daily media exposure. Hence this study was conducted to estimate the proportion of patients, who wait for eight days or more before seeking appropriate treatment after the onset of symptoms and the determinants of delay in those. Access to health care due to the high cost, the urban poor resort to shopkeepers for treatment before going to a health facility studies to pathways for seeking care in malawi reveal that the first stop for tuberculosis is the shop however, shopkeepers provide wrong advice and treatment for such conditions, although it. Determinants of delay in the health care seeking behaviour.
Determinants of delay in the health care seeking behaviour of. Health seeking behavior and its determinants in jaffna sri. Abstract despite being preventable and curable, malaria continues to be one of the global leading killer diseases especially amongst young children. Sociodemographic determinants of healthseeking behaviour. Social factors affect health and risk behaviours, environmental exposures and access to resources that protect good health. The focus has largely been on describing sociocultural determinants of health seeking behaviour in the context of specific health conditions. The use of innovative mechanisms for health care financing may be beneficial for women in these communities to reduce the barrier of high cost services. Determinants of health care seeking behaviour during. The objective of this study was to identify factors that determine the likelihood of seeking medical treatment behaviour at a health centre following rabies exposure and the likelihood of.
Determinants of health seeking behaviour among young women. An analysis for sri lanka, system response dcpp working paper no. This study attempts to understand the determinants of utilization of healthcare services in northeast india. This paper uses uganda national household survey unhs data to investigate, via a discrete choice model, the main determinants associated with seeking private, government and pharmacy based health care, for both adults and children. Social determinants of health how social and economic. We aim to assess feasibility of cohort studies in kenya that consider clinical characteristics social determinants and individual health seeking behaviour. Sociocultural determinants of health seeking behaviour on the kenyan coast. Pdf sociocultural determinants of healthseeking behaviour.
Social factors affecting health healthy kansans 2020. The determinants of healthseeking behaviour during the ah1n1 influenza pandemic. Females are known to be more likely to adopt protective behaviours during a pandemic 39 and the younger population are known to be more susceptible to novel strains. Determinants of health informationseeking behavior implications for ancer atients hisb. Determinants of health seeking behaviour among men in. Protocol for assessing std health seeking behaviour 15 2. More specifically, and particularly important given that almost 40% of the ugandan population are below the poverty line and that policies on user fees have. The finding in this study of a higher acr amongst females and young adults and children is consistent with the demography of health seeking behaviour and the epidemiology of ah1n1. This crosssectional survey employed both quantitative. The delay in treatment seeking behaviour of std patients and the factors affecting the delay has not been studied in our part of the state.
We assessed relevant patterns of health seeking and related outofpocket expenditure in bangladesh. We used data from a household survey of 2500 households conducted in 20 in rangpur district. An important question to explore is whether these general determinants are able to explain the observed differences among districts in terms of health seeking behaviour beyene et al. Similar to our study, surveys of malawian mothers of deceased newborns reported distance, limited or no transportation and financial burden as the factors that most commonly affect care seeking. A qualitative study article pdf available in plos one 811. Table 3 presents the factors associated with health careseeking patterns due to presence of ari symptoms among children. To evaluate each dependent variable, two models were created.
The term health behaviouror healthrelated behaviour is used very broadly in this chapter to mean any behaviour that may affect an individuals physical health or any behaviour that an individual believes may affect their physical health. Determinants of health seeking behaviour among young. Pdf determinants of health seeking behaviour for malarial. Adetoro, peter von dadelszen, and and the clip nigeria feasibility working group. A rapid assessment of health seeking behavior in relation.
Good maternal healthseeking behaviour practices at the three critical stages around childbirth have the potential to reduce underfive mortality. Determinants of health an overview sciencedirect topics. Introduction in the era of sustainable development goals, reducing maternal and neonatal mortality is a priority. When women seek care the general view among the community and health care providers was that women accessed the formal. Sociocultural determinants of healthseeking behaviour on. Determinants of health informationseeking behavior implications for ancer atients asian pac j cancer prev, 15 16, 64996504 introduction health knowledge is necessary for personal healthcare management. Determinants of health seeking behaviour of jamaicans forum.
Determinants of health seeking behavior among caregivers. The most common reason for not seeking pep treatment were assumption by the victim that risk was minor due to bite by owned and vaccinated dog and the biting animal was. Determinants of helpseeking behavior in depression. Determinants of contraceptive morbidity and health seeking. Health seeking behaviour and challenges in utilising.