Gender differences in healthcare-seeking during common illnesses in a rural community of West Bengal, India

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 306-311

  Pandey, Aparna ^a   Sengupta, Priya Gopal ^a   Mondal, Sujit Kumar ^a   Gupta, Dhirendra Nath ^a   Manna, Byomkesh ^a   Ghosh, Subrata ^a   Sur, Dipika ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Diarrhoea; Diarrhoea, Infantile; Fever; Follow up studies; Gender issues; Health equity; Healthcare; India; Inequalities; Observational studies; Oral rehydration solutions

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HONEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MONEY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAVEL;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREJUDICE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0036950604     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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