Gender differences in health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Chandigarh.

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dc.contributor.authorKaur, Manmeet
dc.contributor.authorSodhi, Suninder K
dc.contributor.authorKaur, Parampreet
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Jasmik
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Rajesh
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T11:37:08Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T11:37:08Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Gender is a social determinant of health. In view of the substantial burden of tuberculosis (TB), it is important to look into the gender issues related to utilization of services. Aims: To find out gender differences in health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients. Methods: A cross sectional study, using integrated mixed method, was conducted in Chandigarh (India). Systematic random sample was used to interview 109 TB patients (54 men and 55 women) from eight randomly selected health institutions. Results: More women (40%) resorted to home remedies or medicines without prescription at the onset of symptoms compared to men (13%). More men (87%) consulted qualified medical practitioners compared to the women (60%). Consultations from private doctors were more common among men. Mean delay in diagnosis was more in men (60 days) than women (33 days). Main reasons for delay, in men and women respectively, were late referral by doctor (37% vs 26%), long distance to health institution (29% vs 28% ), prolonged use of self-medication (30% vs 26%), and financial constraints (7% vs 17%). More women (20.8%) reported missing a prescribed dose of treatment as compared to men (11.1%). However, 10% men were on re-treatment compared to none of the women. Conclusions: Delay in diagnosis was more in men than women. More delay occurred due to delayed referral by doctors among men and due to financial constraints among women. Hence, gender differences in health care seeking behaviour should be kept in mind while selecting programme strategies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaur Manmeet, Sodhi Suninder K, Kaur Parampreet, Singh Jasmik, Kumar Rajesh. Gender differences in health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Chandigarh. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2013 Oct; 60(4): 217-222.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/159973
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/ibr/t13/i4/ibrt13i4p217.pdfen_US
dc.subjectAdherenceen_US
dc.subjectDelayen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectHealth Seeking Behaviouren_US
dc.subjectHealth Service Utilizationen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshDelayed Diagnosis
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHealth Services --utilization
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshPatient Acceptance of Health Care
dc.subject.meshSex Factors
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --psychology
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --therapy
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleGender differences in health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Chandigarh.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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