OBJECTIVE We examined help-seeking behaviors and factors influencing their choice of hospital care in women currently leaking urine. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was part of a multistage community survey conducted among 5001 women in Nigeria who participated in the Ibadan Urinary Incontinence Household Survey. Help-seeking behavior was analyzed among 139 respondents currently leaking urin...

CONTEXT Despite the tremendous growth of integrative medicine (IM) in clinical settings, IM has not been well characterized in the medical literature. OBJECTIVE To describe characteristics and motivation of patients seeking care at an IM clinic. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Patients from a nine-site practice-based research network participated in this cross-sectional survey. Clinicians...

Zambia has one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa. However, rates of unsafe abortion remain high with negative health and economic consequences. Little is known about the economic burden on women of abortion care-seeking in low income countries. The majority of studies focus on direct costs (e.g. hospital fees). This article estimates the individual-level economic burden of...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of the present study was to review existing population surveys on the prevalence of infertility and proportion of couples seeking medical help for fertility problems. METHODS Population surveys, reporting the prevalence of infertility and proportion of couples seeking help in more and less developed countries, were reviewed. RESULTS Estimates on the prevalence of infert...