A comparative study on treatment seeking behaviour of geriatric population in rural and urban areas of district Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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dc.contributor.authorRatan, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorNigam, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMidha, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:11:52Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:11:52Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Aging is a complex and universal life process. Treatment seeking behaviour in elderly is affected by socioeconomic factors and by affordability, availability and accessibility of healthcare. Objectives: To study treatment-seeking behaviour of the study subjects. To compare treatment seeking behaviour among rural and urban study subjects. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Kanpur district. Selection of villages in rural and mohallas in urban areas was done using a multistage random sampling technique. A total of 600 subjects were studied, including 400 from urban areas and 200 from rural areas. Elderly persons>60 years of age, both males and females were included in the study. Results: Overall, out of 600 study subjects, 59.8% were taking treatment in rural areas and in urban areas 77.6% were taking treatment. In urban areas, more females availed treatment compared to rural areas. Majority of study subjects (56.5%) sought treatment from a government hospital. Only 36% subjects had health insurance. Conclusion: In Urban areas more subjects availed treatment as compared to rural areas. Majority of subjects sought treatment from government health facilities. Lack of financial support and long waiting time were major reasons for not availing health care.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPostgraduate Student, Department of Community Medicine, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical Kanpur, Uttar Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessors, Department of Community Medicine, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical Kanpur, Uttar Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Kannauj Uttar Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Kannauj Uttar Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.citationRatan S, Nigam S, Midha T, Chaudhary S. . A comparative study on treatment seeking behaviour of geriatric population in rural and urban areas of district Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2022 Dec; 34(4): 530-534en_US
dc.identifier.issn0971-7587
dc.identifier.issn2248-9509
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221996
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMRI Publication Pvt. Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume34en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2022.v34i04.015en_US
dc.subjectTreatment Seekingen_US
dc.subjectGeriatricen_US
dc.subjectAllopathicen_US
dc.subjectInsuranceen_US
dc.titleA comparative study on treatment seeking behaviour of geriatric population in rural and urban areas of district Kanpur, Uttar Pradeshen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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