Healthcare-seeking Behaviour among Working Women with Disability in Karnataka, India

H. Babu, Senthil Kumar, C. Abraham, J. Lekha
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Purpose: In India women constitute 44% of the total population with disabilities, which roughly amounts to around 10 million persons. This study explores healthcare-seeking behaviour among working women with disabilities in the country. Method: A cross-sectional study using a quantitative survey was conducted among 72 working women with disability to explore their patterns of health-seeking behaviour. Women with disability, between 18 and 45 years of age, who were currently working full-time and who had experienced a serious health problem in the past year were included in the study. A pre-structured questionnaire was used for the survey.  Results:Body pain (78%) followed by Urinary Tract Infections (9%) were the commonly cited health problems by the study participants. Eighty percent (80%) of women with disability sought care for their health issues. The actions that they took for their health problems depended on the severity of the disability (p-value-0.001), type of the disability (p-value-0.05), marital status (p-value-0.035) and savings (p-value-0.042) they had set aside for themselves. Monthly family income and years of disability showed correlation with the type of care that they opted for. Conclusion: Employed women with disability show a positive healthcare seeking behaviour pattern. The action they take in addressing their health issues and the type of care that they opt for depends on factors associated with their disability, marital status and financial stability or available savings.
印度卡纳塔克邦残疾职业妇女的求医行为
目的:在印度,女性占残疾人口总数的44%,约为1000万人。本研究探讨了该国残疾职业妇女的求医行为。方法:对72名残疾职业妇女进行横断面定量调查,探讨其就医行为模式。研究对象为年龄在18岁至45岁之间、目前从事全职工作、在过去一年经历过严重健康问题的残疾妇女。调查采用了一份预先编制好的问卷。结果:身体疼痛(78%)其次是尿路感染(9%)是研究参与者最常提到的健康问题。百分之八十(80%)的残疾妇女为其健康问题寻求护理。他们针对健康问题采取的行动取决于残疾的严重程度(p值0.001)、残疾的类型(p值0.05)、婚姻状况(p值0.035)和他们为自己预留的储蓄(p值0.042)。家庭月收入和残疾年数与他们选择的护理类型相关。结论:在职残疾妇女具有积极的求医行为模式。他们在解决健康问题方面采取的行动以及他们选择的护理类型取决于与他们的残疾、婚姻状况和财务稳定或现有储蓄有关的因素。
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