Morbidity and treatment seeking behavior among adolescent girls in a rural area of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
Indian J Public Health
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2006 Oct-Dec; 50(4): 242-3
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A community based, cross-sectional study, conducted in 1999 in a rural area of West Bengal, among 143 adolescent girls (10-19 years), selected through multistage sampling procedure revealed prevalence of acute and chronic morbidity as 30.8% and 7.7% respectively. 84.1% adolescent girls sought for treatment during acute morbidity from various sources; only 22.7% from Government health facilities. Non- availability of medicine (34%), long distance (24%) and poor quality of treatment (10%) were the main reasons for non-utilization of Government health facilities.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Female
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Humans
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Child
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Morbidity
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Adolescent
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Adolescent Health Services
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Rural Health Services
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Adult
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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