Understanding mother and child health-seeking behavior in urban Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marina Haque (0000-0001-5358-2241, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Allysha Choudhury (0000-0002-6880-3403, Johns Hopkins University), Alina Haque (University of Michigan), R Alexander Blackwood (0000-0002-5110-100X, Center for Health and Gender Equity) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 549-567 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2019.1641503 |
| PMID | 31553268 |
| OpenAlex | W2975001747 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Pakistan has long held one of the highest rates in the world for mother and child mortality, albeit the leading causes of death are largely preventable. Unlike many other low and middle-income countries (LMIC), however, limited research has been conducted within conflict-ridden LMIC like Pakistan on health-seeking behavior. Even less is known about more developed localities within these nations. Between May and June 2016, a pre-tested cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in Islamabad. Seventy mothers were surveyed, and data were used to run descriptive analyses and generate multivariable regression models to evaluate a mother's desire to solicit medical attention. Mothers had higher self-health seeking behavioral scores if they were more likely to pursue care for their children and vice versa. In situations that potentially warranted medical intervention, they were also 1.84 times more likely to solicit care for their children than for themselves. While most women were inclined to take their children to an established provider for a variety of illnesses, many still faced prominent barriers to accessing healthcare. To improve population health in developing nations like Pakistan, evidence-based methods should be adopted that increase healthcare accessibility, improve health awareness, and prioritize the health status of everyone in the family
Descriptive research · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Low and middle income countries · Population · Child and Adolescent Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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