scholarly journals Role of the Internet in the Health-Seeking Behaviour of Parents of Children Under-Five During Fever

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five

scholarly journals Cost of malaria treatment and health seeking behaviour of children under-five years in the Upper West Region of Ghana

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e0195533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba ◽  
Paul Welaga ◽  
Abraham Oduro ◽  
Laata Latif Danchaka ◽  
Chieko Matsubara
Keyword(s):  
Malaria Treatment ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
West Region

scholarly journals Burden of malaria in children under five and caregivers’ health-seeking behaviour for malaria-related symptoms in artisanal mining communities in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois Dao ◽  
Sampson Kafui Djonor ◽  
Christian Teye-Muno Ayin ◽  
George Asumah Adu ◽  
Bismark Sarfo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Malaria Control ◽  
Haemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Malaria Parasites ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Artisanal Mining ◽  
Mining Communities ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five

Abstract Background Artisanal mining creates enabling breeding ground for the vector of malaria parasites. There is paucity of data on the effects of artisanal mining on malaria. This study assessed burden of malaria and caregivers’ health-seeking behaviour for children under five in artisanal mining communities in East Akim District in Ghana. Methods A cross-sectional study involving caregivers and their children under five was conducted in three artisanal mining communities in the East Akim District in Ghana. Caregivers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Finger prick blood samples were collected and analysed for haemoglobin concentration using a rapid diagnostic test, and thick and thin blood smears were analysed to confirm the presence of malaria parasites. Results Of the 372 children under 5 years included in the study, 197 (53.1%) were male, with a mean age (± SD) of 23.0 ± 12.7 months. The proportion of children with malaria (Plasmodium falciparum and P. malariae) was 98.1% and 1.9%, respectively, whilst the proportion with anaemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dl) was 39.5% (n = 147). Almost all caregivers were female (98.9%), and 28.6% (n = 106) did not have access to any malaria control information. Caregivers associated malaria infection with mosquito bites (68.3%, n = 254) and poor sanitation (21.2%, n = 79). Malaria in children under five was significantly associated with anaemia (OR 11.07, 95% CI 6.59–18.68, n = 111/160, 69.4%; P < 0.0001), residing close to stagnant water (≤ 25 m) from an artisanal mining site (AOR 2.91, 95% CI 1.47–5.76, P = 0.002) and caregiver age younger than 30 years (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.208–0.917, n = 162, 43.55%, P = 0.001). Conclusions There is a high burden of malaria and anaemia among children under five in artisanal mining communities of the East Akim District, and far higher than in non-artisanal mining sites. Interventions are needed to effectively regulate mining activities in these communities, and strengthen malaria control and health education campaigns to curtail the high malaria burden and improve health-seeking behaviour. Graphical abstract

ROLE OF HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR IN CHILD MORTALITY IN THE SLUMS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN

2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
RENNIE M. D’SOUZA
Keyword(s):  
Child Mortality ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Life Threatening

The role of family health-seeking behaviour in under-five-year child mortality was explored through the combined approach of examining health-seeking behaviour regarding treatment generally, and in specific in relation to illness before death. A population-based case control study was carried out during the period 1993–1994 using 222 deaths from diarrhoea and acute respiratory illness (ARI) in children under five years of age in six slums of Karachi as cases, and 419 controls matched on age, disease (diarrhoea and ARI) and slum. Factors significantly associated (p<0·05) with child mortality in the multivariate analysis were: mothers changing healers quickly, using a traditional healer or an unqualified doctor and mothers to whom doctors did not explain the treatment, even when maternal education was controlled for. Seeking effective medical services is highly influential on whether the child survives or succumbs to ARI or diarrhoea. As mothers are the first providers of care, an attempt should be made to try and improve their skills through health education so that they can use simple and effective treatments for minor illnesses. They should also be taught to recognize potentially life-threatening conditions, to seek care early and to persist with treatment.

scholarly journals Analisis partisipasi ibu balita dalam pemanfaatan Posyandu di wilayah Puskesmas Kota Banda Aceh

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Siti Fatimah ◽  
Asnawi Abdullah ◽  
Amin Harris
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Child Health Centre ◽  
Banda Aceh

Background: Public participation generally seen as a form of health behavior is the participation of mothers of children under five in the of Maternal & Child Health Centre it program. Its is a form of integrated services organized for and by the community with work programs from related agencies to then obtain basic health services, decrease maternal and child mortality rates and for the achievement of Small Prosperous Happy Families (KKBS).Purpose: The study aims to analyze the coverage of weighing children under five to Maternal & Child Health Centre (D/S) in the area of the Banda Aceh City Health Center.Method: This research is a qualitative study with a descriptive approach conducted with a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) of 3 main informants, 4 implementing informants and 7 policy makers in the lowest D / S region (Lampaseh Puskesmas area) and 3 main informants, 4 implementing informants and 8 informants policy makers in the highest D/S region (Kopelma Darussalam Puskesmas area).Results: The results of this study found that the availability of facilities is still limited, the role of cadres is still low (not yet able to carry out development programs), the role of the gampong government is still lacking in supporting the implementation and improvement of posyandu visits, policy makers do not fully understand that the conditions in posyandu are a big responsibility from the village, and in practice in the field there has not been an effort to monitor and evaluate the extent of the implementation of the posyandu by the health department.Conclusion: The cadres' low knowledge of development programs in an effort to increase community motivation for posyandu visits. Suggestions for implementing of Maternal & Child Health Centre activities to provide an understanding of how to implement a Maternal & Child Health Centre, improve competence, provide suggestions for development programs and for policymakers.

scholarly journals A Review of the Public Health Challenges of Salmonella and Turtles

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Hamid Reza Sodagari ◽  
Ihab Habib ◽  
Majedeh Pakzad Shahabi ◽  
Narelle A. Dybing ◽  
Penghao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Indirect Contact ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
The Public ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Human Salmonellosis ◽  
Public Health Challenges ◽  
Client Education

Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars are recognized as zoonotic pathogens. Although human salmonellosis is frequently associated with ingestion of contaminated foods of animal origin, contact with animals may also be a significant source of Salmonella infection, especially contact with turtles, which have shown to be an important reservoir of Salmonella, specifically through their intestinal tracts. Turtles are among the most common reptiles kept as house pets that may pose a public health risk associated with Salmonella exposure, especially among infants and young children. This review discusses the literature reporting the link between turtles and Salmonella as well as turtle-associated human salmonellosis in the last ten years. In most outbreaks, a high proportion of patients are children under five years of age, which indicates that children are at the greatest risk of turtle-associated salmonellosis. Therefore, turtles should not be preferred as recommended pets for children under five years of age. Reducing turtle stress to minimise Salmonella shedding as well as providing client education handouts at the points of sale of these animals may reduce the risk of transmitting such significant pathogen to humans. Further studies are required to investigate the role of both direct contact with turtles as well as indirect contact through cross-contamination in the transmission of turtles-associated Salmonella to humans.

MATERNAL HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN ZIMBABWE

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyasha Chadoka-Mutanda ◽  
Clifford O. Odimegwu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazard Regression

SummaryUnder-five mortality remains a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Zimbabwe is one of the countries in the region that failed to achieve Millennium Developmental Goal 4 in 2015. The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which maternal health-seeking behaviour prior to and during pregnancy and post-delivery influences the likelihood of under-five mortality among Zimbabwean children. The study was cross-sectional and data were extracted from the 2010/11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). The study sample comprised 5155 children who were born five years preceding the 2010/11 ZDHS to a sample of 4128 women of reproductive age (15–49 years). Cox Proportional Hazard regression modelling was used to examine the relationship between maternal health-seeking behaviour and under-five mortality. The results showed that maternal health-seeking behaviour factors are associated with the risk of dying during childhood. Children born to mothers who had ever used contraceptives (HR: 0.38, CI 0.28–0.51) had a lower risk of dying during childhood compared with children born to mothers who had never used any contraceptive method. The risk of under-five mortality among children who had a postnatal check-up within two months after birth (HR: 0.36, CI 0.23–0.56) was lower than that of children who did not receive postnatal care. Small birth size (HR: 1.70, CI 1.20–2.41) and higher birth order (2+) increased the risk of under-five mortality. Good maternal health-seeking behaviour practices at the three critical stages around childbirth have the potential to reduce under-five mortality. Therefore, public health programmes should focus on influencing health-seeking behaviour among women and removing obstacles to effective maternal health-seeking behaviour in Zimbabwe.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KUNJUNGAN IBU BALITA KE POSYANDU: LITERATUR REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Emilia Yunritati Rehing ◽  
Antono Suryoputro ◽  
Sakundarno Adi
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Community Health Service ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Improve Health

AbstrakPosyandu merupakan suatu kegiatan pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat yang dikelola bersama sebagai upaya dalam peningkatan kesehatan. Kegiatan posyandu salah satunya yakni untuk memantau pertumbuhan dan perkembangan balita. Posyandu balita dilakukan secara rutin sesuai dengan yang jadwalkan dan perlunya peran aktif ibu yang memiliki anak balita untuk melakukan kunjungan guna mendapat penyuluhan terkait kesehatan, pemantauan tumbuh kembang anak, pemberian vitamin, dan imunisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kunjungan balita ke Posyandu. Hasil penelitian menunjukan factor kunjungan posyandu antara lain pengetahuan, pekerjaan ibu, peran kader dan petugas kesehatan, dukungan keluarga, jarak posyandu, pendidikan ibu, sikap, motivasi, kepemilikan KMS. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan literature riview yaitu sebanyak 10 artikel dan dipublikasikan 5 tahun terakhir yaitu tahun 2017-2021. Pencarian artikel dengan menggunakan google scolar dan science direct. Kata Kunci: Kunjungan Posyandu, Ibu, Balita Abstract Posyandu is a community health service activity that is jointly managed as an effort to improve health. One of the posyandu activities is for the growth and development of children under five. Posyandu for toddlers are carried out regularly as scheduled and the need for an active role for mothers with children under five to make visits to get health-related education, warnings on child development, offer vitamins, and immunization. This study aims to determine the factors associated with under-five visits to Posyandu. The results showed that the posyandu visit factors included knowledge, maternal occupation, the role of cadres and health workers, family support, distance of posyandu, mother's education, attitudes, motivation, ownership of KMS. This research was conducted using a literature review of 10 articles and published in the last 5 years, namely 2017-2021. Search for articles using google scolar and science direct. Keywords: Posyandu visits, mothers, toddlers

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