Determinants and pathways of healthcare-seeking behaviours in under-5 children for common childhood illnesses and antibiotic prescribing: a cohort study in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the healthcare-seeking pathways, antibiotic prescribing and determine the sociodemographic factors associated with healthcare-seeking behaviour (HSB) of caregivers for common illnesses in under-5 (U-5) children in rural Ujjain, India.

Study design

Prospective cohort study.

Study setting and study sample

The cohort included 270 U-5 children from selected six villages in rural demographic surveillance site, of the R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. A community-based cohort was visited two times weekly for over 113 weeks (August 2014 to October 2016) to record the HSB of caregivers using HSB diaries. Sociodemographic information was also solicited.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Primary outcomes: first point of

SUBMITTER: Khare S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647549 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature