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Reproductive health care seeking behavior in Bangladesh: a systematic literature review Universiteit Antwerpen

Mahruba Khanam, Moonmoon Aktar, Tareq Mahamud, Guido Van Hal
BackgroundMaternal health, in terms of pregnancy and childbirth, is an important aspect of women's reproductive health and remains a public health concern in underdeveloped countries of the world. Reproductive health care seeking behavior (RHSB), in both men and women in society, is influenced by a variety of social and environmental factors that needs to be summarized.ObjectivesThis review aims to enhance understanding and perception of ...

Knowledge, health seeking behavior and perceived stigma towards tuberculosis among tuberculosis suspects in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

G. Abebe, A Deribew, Ludwig Apers, K. Woldemichael, J. Shiffa, M Tesfaye, A Abdissa, F. Deribie, C. Jira, M Bezabih, et al.
BACKGROUND: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge about and stigma towards TB and their health seeking behavior. METHODS: A community based cross sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2009 in the Gilgel Gibe field research area. Any person 15 years and above ...

Knowledge, health seeking behavior and perceived stigma towards tuberculosis among tuberculosis suspects in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen

Gemeda Abebe, Amare Deribew, Ludwig Apers, Kifle Woldemichael, Jaffer Shiffa, Markos Tesfaye, Alemseged Abdissa, Fetene Deribie, Chali Jira, Mesele Bezabih, et al.
Background: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge about and stigma towards TB and their health seeking behavior. Methods: A community based cross sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2009 in the Gilgel Gibe field research area. Any person 15 years and above ...

Divorce, divorce rates, and professional care seeking for mental health problems in Europe: a cross-sectional population-based study Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen

Piet Bracke, Elien Colman, Sara Symoens, Lore Van Praag
Background: Little is known about differences in professional care seeking based on marital status. The few existing studies show more professional care seeking among the divorced or separated compared to the married or cohabiting. The aim of this study is to determine whether, in a sample of the European general population, the divorced or separated seek more professional mental health care than the married or cohabiting, regardless of ...

Children seeking health care Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Ginger Johnson
This chapter provides a contemporary overview of research on children and young people’s use of mobility to obtain health services. By conceptualizing mobility as a social practice, the chapter highlights the importance of understanding the subjective qualities of being mobile, manifested through the lived experiences of children (and their families) who need to seek medical services away from home. Using examples from Kenya, Ghana, the US, and ...