Health-seeking behaviour in Pakistan: A narrative review of the existing literature

M Anwar, J Green, P Norris - Public health, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: This narrative review was carried out to collate the work of researchers on
health-seeking behaviour in Pakistan, to discuss the methods used, highlight the emerging …

Contracting of primary health care services in Pakistan: is up-scaling a pragmatic thinking

B Shaikh, F Rabbani, N Safi… - Journal of the Pakistan …, 2010 - ecommons.aku.edu
Quite often, public health care systems in developing countries are struggling because of
incompetence and a lack of provider responsiveness to the needs of consumers. On the …

Health care utilisation amongst Shenzhen migrant workers: does being insured make a difference?

J Mou, J Cheng, D Zhang, H Jiang, L Lin… - BMC health services …, 2009 - Springer
Background As one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the Pearl River Delta of
South China, Shenzhen attracts millions of migrant workers annually. The objectives of this …

Knowledge, Awareness, and Health‐Seeking Behaviour regarding Tuberculosis in a Rural District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

A Khan, BT Shaikh, MA Baig - BioMed research international, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Pakistan is a country with one of the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the
world, and therefore, it is imperative to revisit the design of behaviour change interventions …

Assessing predictors of contraceptive use and demand for family planning services in underserved areas of Punjab province in Pakistan: results of a cross-sectional …

SK Azmat, M Ali, M Ishaque, G Mustafa, W Hameed… - Reproductive health, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Although Pakistan was one of the first countries in Asia to launch
national family planning programs, current modern contraceptive use stands at only 26 …

Health seeking behaviour and utilization of health facilities for schistosomiasis-related symptoms in Ghana

A Danso-Appiah, WA Stolk… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Schistosomiasis causes long-term illness and significant economic burden.
Morbidity control through integration within existing health care delivery systems is …

Social determinants of malaria and health care seeking patterns among rice farming and pastoral communities in Kilosa District in central Tanzania

EH Shayo, SF Rumisha, MRS Mlozi, VM Bwana… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
This study was carried out to understand the role social determinants and health seeking
behavior among rice farming and pastoral communities in Kilosa District in central Tanzania …

Evaluation of oral health care seeking behavior in rural population of central India

SG Deolia, KS Kela, IM Sawhney… - Journal of Family …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To study the perception regarding common oral diseases and health seeking
behaviour related to those diseases among rural population of central India. Methods: A …

Attitudes of health service providers: The perspective of people with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

E Badu, MP Opoku, SCY Appiah - African journal of disability, 2016 - journals.co.za
Introduction: Awareness of disability issues has gained considerable interest by advocacy
groups in recent years. However, it is uncertain whether attitudes and perceptions of all …

Health-seeking behavior and associated factors among community in Southern Ethiopia: Community based cross-sectional study guided by Health belief model

LS Asfaw, SY Ayanto, YH Aweke - BioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Background Health-seeking behavior is a sequence of actions taken to promote health and
prevent disease. Governments' expenditure to health is being improved in Ethiopia. In …