HEALTH CARE SEEKING PATTERN FOR CHILDHOOD AILMENTS AMONG PRIMARY CARE GIVERS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-5 AGE GROUP AT A COASTAL AREA IN TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, KERALA

Background: Developing countries account for larger share of child mortalities. Desirable care seeking behaviour can bring down mortalities and result in better child health. Higher morbidity episodes are reported among marginalised groups compared to better off sections in Kerala and different regi...

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Hoofdauteur: ARAVIND L.R
Formaat: Printed Book
Gepubliceerd in: Thiruvananthapuram, ACHUTHA MENON CENTRE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDIES SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY 2014
Onderwerpen:
KERALA MODEL DEVELOPMENT
Online toegang:http://10.26.1.76/ks/004841.pdf
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245 |a HEALTH CARE SEEKING PATTERN FOR CHILDHOOD AILMENTS AMONG PRIMARY CARE GIVERS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-5 AGE GROUP AT A COASTAL AREA IN TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, KERALA 
260 |a Thiruvananthapuram,  |b ACHUTHA MENON CENTRE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDIES SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   |c 2014 
500 |a Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the award of the degree of Master of Public Health 
520 |a Background: Developing countries account for larger share of child mortalities. Desirable care seeking behaviour can bring down mortalities and result in better child health. Higher morbidity episodes are reported among marginalised groups compared to better off sections in Kerala and different regions in India. Studies on wider determinants of behaviour pertaining to treatment seeking for child illness in community settings are limited. This study explored the health seeking behaviour of primary care givers in the coastal area and identified associated factors. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted among 238 mothers of 304 children (0-5 years) from a coastal area in Trivandrum district, Kerala. The information about treatment seeking pattern and healthcare seeking behaviour for childhood ailments was collected using a structured interview schedule. The interview schedule was constructed from variables identified from the review of literature. Results: The proportion of subjects in the coastal region seeking early treatment (<=2 days) was 62.5% and subset analysis of fishermen showed much lower proportion of 51.2%. Factors typically associated with health seeking behaviour were occupation of the father[OR 2.002;95% CI 1.103-3.634,p <0.05], preference of health facility[OR1.824;95% CI 1.030-3.230,p < 0.05], regular newspaper reading[OR 3.593 ;95% CI 1.404-9.193,p <0.01], participation in health education by the caregiver [OR 3.046 ;95% CI 1.754-5.290.p < 0.01). However participation in health education by the caregiver [OR 2.806; 95% CI 1.430-5.505, p <0.01] and regular newspaper reading [OR 5.464; 95% CI 1.171-25.496, p< 0.05] were only important for fishermen community. XVIIConclusion: Role of health education and media coverage is evident in early healthcare seeking in coastal areas. Timely healthcare seeking was lesser in fishing community and earlier in those preferring private healthcare facility. Fishing community will require special attention in child healthcare in the coastal area. 
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