background understanding the prevalence of symptoms associated with sexually transmitted infections (stis) and how care is sought for those symptoms are important components of stis control and prevention. people’s preference between public and private service providers is another important part of developing a well-functioning stis surveillance system.   methods this cross-sectional survey was...

background no study from india has examined pathways to care in alcohol using population systematically. objectives the present study aimed to understand the pathways to care among alcohol-dependent individuals seeking help at a tertiary care center. patients and methods it was a cross-sectional, observational study. a total of 58 subjects diagnosed with alcohol- dependence syndrome as per dsm-...

OBJECTIVES To explore systematically the care seeking trajectories of tuberculosis (TB) cases up to four subsequent places of care and to assess the type of services provided at each place. METHODS TB cases detected actively during the 2007-2009 national TB prevalence survey and passively under the routine programme in the same period were interviewed by administering a standardised questionn...

Background Understanding the prevalence of symptoms associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and how care is sought for those symptoms are important components of STIs control and prevention. People’s preference between public and private service providers is another important part of developing a well-functioning STIs surveillance system.   Methods This cross-sectional survey was...

Background Accurate data on care-seeking for child illness are needed to improve public health programs and reduce child mortality. The accuracy of maternal report of care-seeking for child illness as collected through household surveys has not been validated. Methods A 2016 survey compared reported care-seeking against a gold-standard of health care provider documented care-seeking events am...

BACKGROUND Canadians' health care-seeking behaviour for physical and mental health issues was examined using the international Quality and Cost of Primary Care (QUALICOPC) survey that was conducted in 2013 in Canada. METHOD This study used the cross-sectional Patient Experiences Survey collected from 7260 patients in 759 practices across 10 Canadian provinces as part of the QUALICOPC study. A...

Our mothers have a few things in common. They are intelligent, self-aware, and careful. And both of them have daughters who are cardiologists. Unfortunately, they also share the dubious honor of having delayed calling for emergency care after developing cardiovascular symptoms. One mom, a healthy 80-year-old retired insurance agent, noticed some numbness in her face and tongue and weakness in h...