&lt;b&gt;Editorial&lt;/b&gt; Health seeking behaviour in context

Olenja, Joyce

doi:10.4314/eamj.v80i2.8689

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“…Similar observations on their importance as health care provider are made by others from India and Bangladesh [17][18][19]. Due to unresponsiveness of the health system with respect to basic amenities, inappropriate client-provider interaction and staff attitudes, patients especially the poor prefer to seek health care from the informal providers [20]. These informal providers are deeply embedded in the local community and culture, easily accessible and provide inexpensive services to the villagers with occasional deferred payment and payment in kind instead of cash being accepted.…”

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Knowledge and practice of unqualified and semi-qualified allopathic providers in rural Bangladesh: Implications for the HRH problem

Ahmed¹,

Hossain²

2007

Health Policy

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Knowledge and practice of unqualified and semi-qualified allopathic providers in rural Bangladesh: Implications for the HRH problem

Ahmed¹,

Hossain²

2007

Health Policy

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“…Any action undertaken by individuals who perceive themselves to have health problems or to be ill for the purpose of finding an appropriate remedy [11]. …”

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Appropriate health-seeking behavior and associated factors among people who had cough for at least two weeks in northwest Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study

Senbeto

Tadesse

et al. 2013

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundTuberculosis remains the major debilitating public health problem in Ethiopia. However, studies to understand the patients’ perspectives on the illness and their health-seeking behavior have been few in the country. In this study, we seek to investigate the magnitude of appropriate health-seeking behavior and factors associated with tuberculosis among people who had cough for at least two weeks.MethodsA population-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2012 in Dabat, northwest Ethiopia. All people aged ≥15 years and had cough for at least two weeks were included in the study. Data collected by using a pre-tested and structured questionnaire were entered and cleaned using the Epi Info version 2002 statistical software. The statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 16.0 was also employed for descriptive and logistics regression analysis.ResultsOut of the 25,701 people aged ≥15 years surveyed, the proportion of people who had cough for at least two weeks was reported to be 843(3.3%). Appropriate health-seeking behavior towards tuberculosis was reported by 674(80.0%) of them. Factors significantly associated with health-seeking behavior for tuberculosis were being female [AOR: 0.56, 95%CI: (0.39-0.79)], high monthly real per capita income [AOR: 1.66, 95%CI: (1.15-2.38)], large family size [AOR: 0.50, 95%CI: (0.35-0.72)], and use of traditional-healing practices [AOR: 13.27, 95%CI: (9.10-25.41)].ConclusionThis study showed that the magnitude of appropriate health-seeking behavior during the event of chronic cough was high. However, this doesn’t mean that there will be no need for further strengthening of the intervention activities as significant proportions of the study communities still demonstrate inappropriate health-seeking behavior. So tuberculosis control programs need to emphasize factors, such as sex, family size, socioeconomic inequalities, and traditional-healing practices in resource-poor settings.

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“…The main section of the questionnaire asked about the informant, when illness was first noticed, the patient's ICD-10 diagnosis (9), and the types of healers seen before coming to the hos- illness (1). Usually, the relations of individuals with a mental illness decide on their behalf where to seek help.…”

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Care Seeking and Beliefs About the Cause of Mental Illness Among Nigerian Psychiatric Patients and Their Families

Aghukwa¹

2012

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<b>Editorial</b> Health seeking behaviour in context

Cited by 99 publications

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Knowledge and practice of unqualified and semi-qualified allopathic providers in rural Bangladesh: Implications for the HRH problem

Knowledge and practice of unqualified and semi-qualified allopathic providers in rural Bangladesh: Implications for the HRH problem

Appropriate health-seeking behavior and associated factors among people who had cough for at least two weeks in northwest Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study

Care Seeking and Beliefs About the Cause of Mental Illness Among Nigerian Psychiatric Patients and Their Families

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