Majority of the Nigerian population lives in rural area, where agriculture is the mainstay. Nigerian rural areas are the most neglected and its people, the most deprived with regard to the provision of modern health care services. Besides, they lack other basic infrastructural necessary for the maintenance and promotion of good health. The implication is that rural dwellers are subjected to hig...

background women as active health information seekers play a key role in determining lifestyle and possible implementation of preventive measures, thereby improving the health of individuals, families and society. although studies indicate that equipping people with adequate health information leads to optimal health outcomes, sometimes the complexity of human behavior and presence of barriers ...

background healthcare-seeking behavior is one of the factors determining the uptake and outcome of healthcare. however, few studies have discussed how and why diabetics seek healthcare assistance before meeting a physician. objectives in this study, we explored the subjective experiences of healthcare-seeking behavior among iranian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. patients and methods a ...

OBJECTIVE Over the last few decades, Bangladesh has made significant progress towards achieving targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and women empowerment. This study is aimed at identifying the levels and patterns of women empowerment in relation to health seeking behavior in Bangladesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study among 200 rural married women i...

This paper examines how organization and financing of maternal health services influence health-seeking behavior in Bosomtwe district, Ghana. It contributes in furthering the discussions on maternal health-seeking behavior and health outcomes from a health system perspective in sub-Saharan Africa. From a health system standpoint, the paper first presents the resources, organization and financin...

BACKGROUND Rural and urban populations have disparate socio-demographic and economic characteristics, which have an influence on equity and their health seeking behavior. We examined and compared the health care seeking behavior for perceived morbidity between urban and rural households in Southwest Ethiopia. METHODS Analytic cross-sectional study was conducted among urban and rural household...

Mental disorders are as prevalent among college students as same-aged non-students, and these disorders appear to be increasing in number and severity. The purpose of this report is to review the research literature on college student mental health, while also drawing comparisons to the parallel literature on the broader adolescent and young adult populations.

BACKGROUND Seventy percent of lifetime cases of mental illness emerge before the age of 24 years, but many youth are unable to access the support and services they require in a timely and appropriate way. With most youth using the internet, electronic health (eHealth) interventions are promising tools for reaching this population. Through participatory design research (PDR) engagement methods, ...

Mental health and wellbeing constitutes important challenges for mankind. Though mental health is an integral component of total health, for several reasons mental health care has remained a grossly neglected. Objectives: 1)To estimate the prevalence of mental morbidities and its association with various factors 2)To find out the health seeking behavior among study population. Materials and Met...