Health Care Seeking Behavior

Ell, Kathleen; Castañeda, Irma

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“…Whether women seek care during pregnancy or are able to understand health advice given to them is influenced by their concepts of health and illness, health literacy, knowledge of the health service and financial status [20,21]. Many different factors can impact on the quality of care experienced by migrant women, including communication problems due to language skills or health professional attitudes [22,23], clinical appropriateness [24] and use of services [25-27].…”

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Rates of obstetric intervention during birth and selected maternal and perinatal outcomes for low risk women born in Australia compared to those born overseas

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Dennis³

et al. 2013

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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BackgroundThere are mixed reports in the literature about obstetric intervention and maternal and neonatal outcomes for migrant women born in resource rich countries. The aim of this study was to compare the risk profile, rates of obstetric intervention and selected maternal and perinatal outcomes for low risk women born in Australia compared to those born overseas.MethodA population-based descriptive study was undertaken in NSW of all singleton births recorded in the NSW Midwives Data Collection between 2000–2008 (n=691,738). Risk profile, obstetric intervention rates and selected maternal and perinatal outcomes were examined.ResultsWomen born in Australia were slightly younger (30 vs 31 years), less likely to be primiparous (41% vs 43%), three times more likely to smoke (18% vs 6%) and more likely to give birth in a private hospital (26% vs 18%) compared to women not born in Australia. Among the seven most common migrant groups to Australia, women born in Lebanon were the youngest, least likely to be primiparous and least likely to give birth in a private hospital. Hypertension was lowest amongst Vietnamese women (3%) and gestational diabetes highest amongst women born in China (14%). The highest caesarean section (31%), instrumental birth rates (16%) and episiotomy rates (32%) were seen in Indian women, along with the highest rates of babies <10th centile (22%) and <3rd centile (8%). Lebanese women had the highest rates of stillbirth (7.2/1000). Similar trends were found in the different migrant groups when only low risk women were included.ConclusionThe results suggest there are significant differences in risk profiles, obstetric intervention rates and maternal and neonatal outcomes between Australian-born and women born overseas and these differences are seen overall and in low risk populations. The finding that Indian women (the leading migrant group to Australia) have the lowest normal birth rate and high rates of low birth weight babies is concerning, and attention needs to be focused on why there are disparities in outcomes and on effective models of care that might improve outcomes for this population.

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Rates of obstetric intervention during birth and selected maternal and perinatal outcomes for low risk women born in Australia compared to those born overseas

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Dennis³

et al. 2013

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…Those with less education, less ability in English, or shorter periods of time in the U.S. are less likely to seek health care. [18][19][20][21][22][23] Knowledge of health care resources is also an important factor; immigrants who are not familiar with the U.S. health care system or with health care organizations in their communities will not access those resources.…”

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“…18 Cultures have varying beliefs about the causes and control of health and illness, beliefs which often differ from biomedical models of disease and illness causation. Immigrants who hold strong traditional health beliefs may be more likely not to seek medical care, or to delay seeking care, than those with more knowledge of and belief in biomedical models.…”

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“…24 Cultural health beliefs that place illness under the control of external forces such as God, rather than within the patient's or physician's control, can also lead people not to adhere to treatment recommendations. 18 Some phrases from provider interviews indicate how such clients appear from a biomedical perspective:…”

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“…Health-seeking behavior is also influenced by the culturally-specific ways in which people perceive, define, and present symptoms. 18 Many immigrant communities have traditional healers whose healing practices are based on the health beliefs of the culture. The use of traditional healing can sometimes mitigate the effects of Western medical treatments when they are taken simultaneously.…”

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