Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

International Public Health Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences

PDF

Selected Works

2013

Articles 1 - 3 of 3

Full-Text Articles in International Public Health

Why Are There Delays In Seeking Treatment For Childhood Diarrhoea In India?, Nisha Malhotra May 2013

Why Are There Delays In Seeking Treatment For Childhood Diarrhoea In India?, Nisha Malhotra

Nisha Malhotra

Abstract Aim To examine the barriers and facilitating factors for seeking treatment for childhood diarrhoea and to determine the main causes for delay in seeking treatment.

Methods Data from Indian Demographic and Health survey 2005–06 (NFHS-III) was used. Mothers were asked if their children (<5-years) had suffered from diarrhoea during the two weeks preceding the survey. Data were collected on the time of seeking treatment after start of the illness, and days waited to seek treatment after the diarrhoea started. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to find the determinants of seeking treatment at the health facility and the factors responsible for the “delay” in seeking advice/treatment.

Results Out of a sample of 41,287 children, 3890 (9.4%) reportedly had diarrhoea. Sixty percent of children with diarrhoea were taken to a health facility. Mother's education till higher secondary and above (OR 1.65; 95% CI, 1.08 – 2.54), richest (OR 1.76; 95% CI, 1.24 – 2.48) wealth index, mother's lack of knowledge of oral …

Go to article

* Peasant Resistance To Hybrid Seed In Haiti: The Implications Of Humanitarian Aid On Food Security And Cultural Identity, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

* Peasant Resistance To Hybrid Seed In Haiti: The Implications Of Humanitarian Aid On Food Security And Cultural Identity, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Observations On Eye Care In Lamu, Kenya: Overlooked Needs And Proposed Interventions, Erick Henderson '12, Rebecca Gearhart Dec 2012

Observations On Eye Care In Lamu, Kenya: Overlooked Needs And Proposed Interventions, Erick Henderson '12, Rebecca Gearhart

Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy

These notes draw attention to the underserved eye care needs of residents of Lamu, Kenya. They are comprised of observations that we, Rebecca Gearhart, an anthropology professor at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) and Erick Henderson, an IWU biology and pre-optometry major and president of the Optometry Club, made while volunteering at a clinic in Lamu, Kenya during the summer of 2011. Plans to establish a temporary eye clinic emerged after Rebecca discovered that Erick was an optometric technician who might use his portable optometry lens set to fit residents of Lamu Town on Lamu Island for glasses and teach them …

Go to article