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Health Help-Seeking Behavior: The Scavengers' Perspective
Beenish Malik1, Novel Lyndon2, Yew Wong Chin2
1Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Management and Technology, C-II Block Johar Town, Lahore 54770, Pakistan.
Summary
Scavengers face health issues and need accessible healthcare. Their health service use is influenced by cost, distance, and wait times, highlighting the need for insurance and mobile clinics.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Sociology
Background:
- Scavengers experience significant health challenges, making healthcare access crucial.
- Existing literature lacks explicit focus on the healthcare-seeking behaviors of scavenger populations.
- Understanding these behaviors is vital for improving health outcomes in this vulnerable group.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the healthcare-seeking behavior of scavengers.
- To identify factors influencing healthcare utilization among scavengers.
- To address the identified gap in the existing literature concerning scavenger health.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study design.
- Thirty-one in-depth interviews conducted using a semi-structured interview guide.
- Thematic analysis employed for data interpretation, guided by Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use.
Main Results:
- Scavengers utilize diverse healthcare options based on illness severity and recurrence.
- Key influencing factors for healthcare utilization include: cost of services, facility distance, travel expenses, and waiting times.
- The study identified specific barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for this population.
Conclusions:
- Recommends enrollment of scavengers in micro health insurance schemes to improve medical care access.
- Suggests implementing health awareness campaigns and providing free mobile medical services, particularly at landfill sites.
- These interventions are proposed to enhance curative treatment and overall healthcare utilization among scavengers.
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