Frequency and determinants of health care utilization for symptomatic reproductive tract infections in rural Indian women: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The public health burden of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among women in rural areas of low-income countries is poorly addressed because health care seeking for treatment of RTIs is inadequate. There are gaps in knowledge about whether low care seeking behavior stems from challenges in accessing health care versus women's recognition of and response to RTI-specific disease symptoms. We aim to identify determinants of care seeking behavior and analyze the difference in utilization of health care resources in response to symptoms of an RTI versus non-RTI disease symptoms in rural India. This will aid in the design of interventions that promote RTI care seeking behavior.

Methods

Our analysis uses data from a cross-sectional, population-based surveillance sur

SUBMITTER: Kinkor MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6894837 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature