Why are there delays in seeking treatment for childhood diarrhoea in India?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Malhotra, Nisha ^a   Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood diarrhoea; Delay; Gender Bias; ORS knowledge; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY DELAY;

CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA; DELAY; GENDER BIAS; ORS KNOWLEDGE; TREATMENT SEEKING;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881277425     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12304     Document Type: Article

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