Morbidity Pattern, Availability and Utilization of Health Services: A Study among the Male Youth (15-24 Years) Living in the Slums.
Availability and utilization
health problems
health services
male youth
slums
Journal
International journal of applied & basic medical research
ISSN: 2229-516X
Titre abrégé: Int J Appl Basic Med Res
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101579831
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
06
08
2019
revised:
03
09
2019
accepted:
26
09
2019
entrez:
1
2
2020
pubmed:
1
2
2020
medline:
1
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Youth is considered as a healthy period but their health is greatly influenced by the hostile living conditions in the slums. When this is accompanied by poor health infrastructure, health risk escalates multiple times. The objective was (1) to study the health problems of the male youth living in the slums and (2) to study the availability and utilization of health services for the male youth living in the slums. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Study population: Male youth (15-24 years). Study settings: Four urban slums of Amritsar city. Study period: January 1, 2017-December 31, 2017. Sample size: One thousand male youths. Inclusion criteria: Male youth (15-24 years) with consent. Exclusion criteria: Male youth (15-24 years) not given consent, not available at home on the third repeat visit, and mentally unstable or deaf or dumb. The morbidity pattern showed that 47.5% suffered from any disease during the past 3 months and 3.3% were hospitalized in the past 1 year. Majority of the cases were due to diseases of the respiratory system and gastrointestinal system. Private health sectors including chemist shops were utilized more in case of both outpatient (88.9%) and inpatient services (57.6%) as compared to public health sector. The private health facilities were within 500 m from majority (89.6%) of households in the slums of Amritsar city. Primary health care needs to be strengthened in the slums. Effective and easily accessible health-care services should be provided by the government at the doorsteps of slum households. The Information Education Communication/Behavior Change Communication activities regarding disease prevention should be strengthened to promote and protect good health.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Youth is considered as a healthy period but their health is greatly influenced by the hostile living conditions in the slums. When this is accompanied by poor health infrastructure, health risk escalates multiple times.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The objective was (1) to study the health problems of the male youth living in the slums and (2) to study the availability and utilization of health services for the male youth living in the slums.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
METHODS
Study design: Cross-sectional study. Study population: Male youth (15-24 years). Study settings: Four urban slums of Amritsar city. Study period: January 1, 2017-December 31, 2017. Sample size: One thousand male youths. Inclusion criteria: Male youth (15-24 years) with consent. Exclusion criteria: Male youth (15-24 years) not given consent, not available at home on the third repeat visit, and mentally unstable or deaf or dumb.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The morbidity pattern showed that 47.5% suffered from any disease during the past 3 months and 3.3% were hospitalized in the past 1 year. Majority of the cases were due to diseases of the respiratory system and gastrointestinal system. Private health sectors including chemist shops were utilized more in case of both outpatient (88.9%) and inpatient services (57.6%) as compared to public health sector. The private health facilities were within 500 m from majority (89.6%) of households in the slums of Amritsar city.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Primary health care needs to be strengthened in the slums. Effective and easily accessible health-care services should be provided by the government at the doorsteps of slum households. The Information Education Communication/Behavior Change Communication activities regarding disease prevention should be strengthened to promote and protect good health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32002380
doi: 10.4103/ijabmr.IJABMR_275_19
pii: IJABMR-10-17
pmc: PMC6967339
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
17-21Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2020 International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
Références
Wellcome Open Res. 2017 Dec 5;2:115
pubmed: 30027122