Determine the Factors Influencing Health Seeking Behavior of Mothers for their under Five Children in Rural Area of Gujarat, India | Chapter 3 | Current Innovations in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 4

 In order to increase child survival, the current study attempts to identify the variables influencing health-seeking behaviour for children illnesses. In India, parents' or guardians' poor health-seeking behaviours make childhood diseases a serious public health concern. With the right medical treatment, many child fatalities and problems could be averted.

This cross-sectional investigation was carried out in rural Gujarat. Patients who visited the outpatient department of the Rural Health Training Centre between the ages of 2 months and 5 years served as the study's subjects. For the illness of their child, mothers' health-seeking behaviour and the factors influencing it were examined.

Regarding employing the curative component of healthcare-seeking behaviour, out of a total of 147 male children, 31 children (21.09%) did not obtain treatment, while 71 males (48.30%) and 45 males (30.61%) received therapy, respectively, in the public and private sectors. It demonstrated the mothers' promptness, concern, and extreme care for their sons. In 30.0% of the 90 female children's cases, no therapy was provided. In 46.67% of cases, the public sector treats 42 females, whereas the private sector treats 21 females in 23.33% of cases. The relationship between exposure to the media and seeking medical care was determined to be statistically significant.  Health seeking behaviour and mother's employment position were not shown to be statistically significant. It is uncommon for youngsters to seek appropriate medical attention for illnesses that might be avoided. Intervention programmes that place a strong emphasis on caregivers' educational development and the adoption of integrated community-based paediatric illness management are likely to raise children's survival rates and their tendency to seek medical attention.

Author(s) Details:

Pravin N. Yerpude,
Department of Community Medicine, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences,Chhindwara (M.P.), India.

Keerti S. Jogdand,
Department of Community Medicine, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences,Chhindwara (M.P.), India.

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