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Health seeking behaviour of parents for children with pneumonia

K R Pandey1, A K Jha, R Dhungana

  • 1Department of Paediatrics, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Teaching Hospital, Nepal.

JNMA; Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
|April 15, 2010
PubMed

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Parental health-seeking behavior for childhood pneumonia is influenced by a child's age and where they live. Factors like previous hospitalizations or gender did not significantly alter parental decisions for seeking care.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Health Behavior Research

Background:

  • Global increase in health knowledge seeking behavior.
  • Limited understanding of parental health-seeking attitudes for childhood pneumonia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate parental health-seeking behavior for children diagnosed with pneumonia.
  • To identify factors influencing the timeliness of hospital presentation for pediatric pneumonia cases.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of children admitted with pneumonia at Dhulikhel Hospital (Sept 2006 - Aug 2007).
  • Health-seeking behavior indexed by "duration of illness at home prior to hospital presentation".

Main Results:

  • No significant gender-based difference in duration of illness before hospital presentation (Males: 4.40 days, Females: 4.16 days).
  • Previous hospitalization did not significantly impact parental health-seeking time (Past: 4.93 days, Never: 4.08 days).
  • Children from Bhaktapur and Kathmandu, younger children, and infants presented to the hospital earliest.

Conclusions:

  • Parental health-seeking behavior for childhood pneumonia is significantly influenced by the child's age and geographical origin.
  • Child's gender and prior hospitalization history do not appear to affect parental health-seeking behavior in this context.
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