Factors associated with seeking treatment for postpartum morbidities in rural India / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
;
: e2014026-2014.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721159
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To understand the prevalence of postpartum morbidities and factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviour among currently married women aged 15-49 residing in rural India.METHODS:
We used data from the nationally representative District Level Household Survey from 2007-2008. Cross-tabulation was used to understand the differentials for the prevalence of postpartum morbidities and treatment-seeking behaviours across selected background characteristics. Two-level binary logistic regression was applied to understand the factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviour.RESULTS:
Approximately 39.8% of rural women suffered from at least one of the six postpartum morbidities including high fever, lower abdominal pain, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, excessive bleeding, convulsions, and severe headache. Morbidities were more prevalent among poor, illiterate, Muslim, and high-parity women. About 55.1% of these rural women sought treatment/consultation for their problems. The odds of seeking treatment/consultation increased as economic status and years of schooling among both the woman and her husband increased. Poor, uneducated, unemployed, Hindu, and tribal women were less likely to seek treatment/consultation for postpartum morbidities than their counterparts were. The odds of seeking treatment/consultation decreased as the distance to the nearest private health facility increased. Most women visited a private hospital (46.3%) or a friend/family member's home (20.8%) for treatment/consultation. Only a small percentage visited publicly funded health institutions such as a primary health centre (8.8%), community health centre (6.5%), health sub-centre (2.8%), or district hospital (13.1%). Rural women from the northeast region of India were 50% less likely to seek treatment/consultation than women from the central region were.CONCLUSIONS:
Providing antenatal and delivery care, and ensuring nearby government healthcare facilities are available to serve rural women might increase the likelihood of care-seeking for postpartum morbidities. Targeted interventions for vulnerable groups should be considered in future policies to increase the likelihood women will seek treatment or advice postpartum.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Crises épileptiques
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Douleur abdominale
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Modèles logistiques
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Caractéristiques familiales
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Prévalence
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Hôpitaux privés
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Conjoints
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Perte vaginale
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Prestations des soins de santé
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Période du postpartum
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Epidemiology and Health
Année:
2014
Type:
Article
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