scholarly journals First Aid Practices and Health-Seeking Behaviors of Caregivers for Unintentional Childhood Injuries in Ujjain, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Children ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Pathak ◽  
Nitin Agrawal ◽  
Love Mehra ◽  
Aditya Mathur ◽  
Vishal Diwan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Injuries

Data on types of community first aid use and treatment provided post-injury from many low‒middle-income countries, including India, are lacking. This cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged one month to 18 years of age, in Ujjain, India, to understand types of first aid given and health-seeking post-injury. A total of 1087 injuries in 1049 children were identified in the past year. A total of 729 (67%) injured children received first aid and 758 (70%) sought some form of health care. Children with burns received the most (86%) first aid, and most children (84%) with road traffic accidents (RTA) sought health care. Most children (52%) sought health care from a private health care facility; most children (65%) were transported to a health care facility within the golden hour. Motorbikes were the most preferred (50%) mode of transport. Only 1% of the injured used ambulance services. Commonly reported methods or substances for first aid included the use of coconut oil on wounds from falls (38%) and burns (44%), the use of antiseptic cream on wounds from RTA (31%), the application of turmeric for wounds from falls (16%), and rubbing of metal on a bitten area (47%). For most injuries, appropriate, locally available substances were used. Potentially harmful substances applied included lime, toothpaste, clay, and mud. The findings will help design community interventions to increase the provision of appropriate first aid for childhood injuries.

scholarly journals First Aid Practices and Health Seeking Behaviors of Caregivers for Unintentional Childhood Injuries in Ujjain, India: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Pathak ◽  
Nitin Agrawal ◽  
Love Mehra ◽  
Aditya Mathur ◽  
Vishal Diwan
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Injuries ◽  
Golden Hour ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries

Background: There is lack of data on types of community first aids use and treatment given post injuries from many low-middle income countries, including India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children up-to 18 years of age, in Ujjain district, India to understand types of first aid given and health seeking post injury. Results: A total of 1087 injuries, in 1049 children were identified in last one year, 729 (67%) received, first aid and 758 (72%) sought some healthcare. Children with burns received most (86%) first aid, while most children (84%) with road traffic accidents (RTA) sought health care. Most children (52%) sought healthcare from a private health set-up; most (65%) being transported within the golden hour; motorbikes being the most preferred (50%) mode of transport. Only 1% injured used ambulance services. Commonly reported first aid included: use of coconut oil on wounds from falls (38%) and burns (44%); antiseptic cream on wounds from RTA (31%), turmeric in falls (16%), and rubbing of metal on a bitten site (47%). Potentially harmful substances applied included lime, toothpaste, clay and mud. Conclusion: In most injuries, appropriate locally available substances, were used by the community. Our findings will help design community interventions to increase appropriate first aid in childhood injuries.

scholarly journals First Aid Practices and Health Seeking Of Caregivers for Unintentional Childhood Injuries in Ujjain, India: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Pathak ◽  
Nitin Agrawal ◽  
Love Mehra ◽  
Aditya Mathur ◽  
Vishal Diwan
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Injuries ◽  
Golden Hour ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries

Background: There is lack of data on types of community first aids use and treatment given post injuries from many low-middle income countries, including India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children up-to 18 years of age, in Ujjain district, India to understand types of first aid given and health seeking post injury. Results: A total of 1087 injuries, in 1049 children were identified in last one year, 729 (67%) received, first aid and 758 (72%) sought some healthcare. Children with burns received most (86%) first aid, while most children (84%) with road traffic accidents (RTA) sought health care. Most children (52%) sought healthcare from a private health set-up; most (65%) being transported within the golden hour; motorbikes being the most preferred (50%) mode of transport. Only 1% injured used ambulance services. Commonly reported first aid included: use of coconut oil on wounds from falls (38%) and burns (44%); antiseptic cream on wounds from RTA (31%), turmeric in falls (16%), and rubbing of metal on a bitten site (47%). Potentially harmful substances applied included lime, toothpaste, clay and mud. Conclusion: In most injuries, appropriate locally available substances, were used by the community. Our findings will help design community interventions to increase appropriate first aid in childhood injuries.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF CHILDREN AGED 1-5 YEARS ATTENDING A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridevi A Naaraayan ◽  
S Sundari ◽  
C Subbulakshmi ◽  
S Geethalakshmi ◽  
R Geetha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Immunization Status

scholarly journals Predictors of Health Seeking Behaviours for Common Childhood Illnesses in Poor Resource Settings in Zambia, A Community Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Golden Apuleni ◽  
Choolwe Jacobs ◽  
Patrick Musonda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seek Health Care ◽  
Childhood Illnesses

Background: Developing countries, including Zambia, account for larger share of child morbidities and mortalities due to common childhood illnesses. Studies on wider determinants of behaviour pertaining to treatment seeking for childhood febrile illnesses in poor resource settings are limited. This study investigated health seeking behaviours of mothers in poor resource settings of Zambia and identified associated factors.Methods: Secondary data from a community cross sectional study design from the Health for the Poorest Population (HPP) Project was analysed between March and May 2019. Data was collected between May and August, 2013. It was collected by means of administering a structured questionnaire from the mothers of under-five children. The survey took place in Samfya and Chiengi of Luapula province while in Northern Province, Luwingu and Mungwi were settled for. A total of 1 653 mothers of under 5 years who had an episode of diarrhoea, malaria, pneumonia or a combination of any of them not more than 14 days before the interview were included in the study. A sample size was arrived at using A Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) method. In order to determine the associations between respondent's demographic characteristics and health seeking behaviour, chi square test of independence was carried out. Multivariable logistic regression was also done to identify predictors of health seeking behaviours for common childhood illnesses in children aged <5 years old in poor resource settings.Results: Among the mothers interviewed, 64.6% were married while 35.4% were unmarried. Their mean age was 32 years. Mothers who took their sick children to the health facilities for the purpose of seeking health care for their child for either of the illnesses accounted for 75.2%, [95% CI: 0.62–0.96], while 24.8% did not seek health care for their sick child. Factors typically associated with health seeking behaviours were mothers' marital status [aOR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.58–0.94], and mothers ‘education level [aOR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.13–1.92].Conclusion: It was established in this study that health care seeking behaviours for these common childhood illnesses in poor resource settings was relatively high and could be predicted by mother's education level and mothers' marital status. Integrating interventions targeted at increasing utilisation of maternal and child health services with basic education to women and moral support counselling to families may potentially maximise health seeking behaviours in marginalised communities.

scholarly journals Prevalence of acute morbidities and their health seeking behaviour among under-five children of urban slums in a city in Karnataka

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 2449
Author(s):  
Yamuna B. N. ◽  
Ratnaprabha G. K. ◽  
Prakash Kengnal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
The Past

Background: Morbidity and lack of health facility especially in the first five years of life would cause irreparable damage. Therefore it is important to assess the magnitude of morbidities, and their health seeking behaviour. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of acute morbidities and their associated factors among Under-five (U5) children residing in slums of Davanagere city, Karnataka, and to assess the health-seeking behaviour of their mothers/caregiversMethods: It was a cross sectional study done in the slums of Davanagere city during August-September 2016. Using 30 cluster sampling technique, the estimated sample size was 656. A total of 22 children were included in each cluster. Questionnaire consisting of demographic details, history of acute morbidities in the past two weeks and their treatment details was administered to the mother/caregiver. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using SPSS Version 20.Results: Totally 656 mothers/caregivers of U5 children were contacted, majority of the children were in the age group of 13 to 60 months. Total of 348 (53%) children suffered from some acute morbidity in the past 2 weeks, of whom 282 (81%) children were taken to some health care facility, and majority preferred private practitioner (73.4%). Most common reason for poor health seeking behaviour was “following the medicines which were prescribed for previous illness”.Conclusions: More than half of the children suffered from some acute morbidity in the past 2 weeks and 81% of them were taken to health care facility. 

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