Determinants of Health Care Services Utilisation for Childhood illness in a selected village of Jhajjar, Haryana - a Survey
Joshi, P.; Vatsa, M.
Nursing Journal of India 106(3): 111-115
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-6503 PMID: 28872784 Document Number: 679197
This quantitative community-based study identifies-households, primary caregivers (PCGs), child, demographic factors and health care services characteristics and the pattern of health care services utilisationfor childhood illnesses. A cross-sectional household sur- vey was conducted in a ,selected village of Jhajjar district of Haryana from June 2011 to June 2012, in which 1265 households were contacted. Total 340 primary care givers of children suffering from illness currently or during last 2 weeks .were- interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. One way ANOVA and the chi-square test were used to determine the association with selected variables (p<0.05, CI 95%). Major- ity of primary care givers were mothers 269 (79.1%), in the age group of 25- 35 years (149, 43.8%) with mean age 28.2 ? 9.9 years (15-70). Majority of sick children 328 (96.4%) were between 2 months to 5 years, male (206, 60.6%). Majority of sick children suffered from cold and cough (218, 64.1%) During the current illness majority of PCGS 205 (60.3%) had been to the private health care facility to seek the treatment. Signft- cant relationship- was found between the private health care facility utilisation and the selected variables. All primary care givers despite low socio economic status, health care services from private sector due to availability and accessibility of health care profes- sionals even in the evening and night time, quick relief and good individual attention by them without loss of wages.