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Healthcare Seeking Behavior and Disease Perception Toward Cholera and Acute Diarrhea Among Populations Living in Cholera High-Priority Hotspots in Shashemene, Ethiopia.
- Source :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases; 2024 Supplement, Vol. 78, pS43-S52, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background Healthcare seeking behavior (HSB) and community perception on cholera can influence its management. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to generate evidence on cholera associated HSB and disease perception in populations living in cholera hotspots in Ethiopia. Methods A total of 870 randomly selected households (HHs) in Shashemene Town (ST) and Shashemene Woreda (SW) participated in our survey in January 2022. Results Predominant HHs (91.0%; 792/870) responded "primary health center" as the nearest healthcare facility (HCF). Around 57.4% (247/430) of ST HHs traveled <30 minutes to the nearest HCF. In SW, 60.2% (265/440) of HHs travelled over 30 minutes and 25.9% (114/440) over 4 km. Two-thirds of all HHs paid <USD1 travel cost; SW residents had slightly higher cost burden. When cholera symptoms occur, 68.0% (83/122), 75.5% (114/151), 100.0% (52/52), and 100.0% (426/426) of 0–4, 5–14, 15–17, and ≥18 years, respectively, in ST sought healthcare at our sentinel-HCFs. In SW, younger children visited our sentinel-HCFs slightly more (82.6%, 86.7% in 1–4, 5–14 years, respectively) than older age groups (74.4%, 75.6% in 15–17, ≥ 18 years, respectively). Relatively more adults in ST (12.0%; 51/426) sought over-the-counter drugs at pharmacies than those in SW (2.5%; 11/435). Around 73.8% (642/870) of HHs were aware of cholera disease and 66.7% (428/642) of HHs considered eating unclean food as main causes of cholera. Conclusions Variations in cholera prevention practices between rural and urban residents were shown. Addressing differences in HSB per age groups is needed for community engagement for early case detection and case management; critical in reducing cholera deaths and transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIARRHEA prevention
PREVENTION of cholera
DISEASE clusters
CROSS-sectional method
HEALTH services accessibility
ATTITUDES toward illness
HEALTH attitudes
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
COST analysis
HELP-seeking behavior
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SURVEYS
MEDICAL needs assessment
DATA analysis software
COMPARATIVE studies
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10584838
- Volume :
- 78
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178481034
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae232